Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Happy Birthday to the Republic of West Florida

It's the 200th anniversary of a little-known "country" that gained its independence from Spain in 1810 (it's actually an area in Louisiana).

You know, I learn something new every day. Which, at my age, is fortunate. At the rate I'm forgetting things, I figure I'm breaking even.

3 comments:

RebeccaH said...

Wow, I never heard of West Florida, and I grew up right next door in Texas (which may have been part of the problem, since Texas was always full of its own history). Thanks, Paco.

SwampWoman said...

We know about it and fly the bonnie blue flag.

Paco said...

I kinda figured you'd know about it, Swampie. That's sorta your neck of the woods, isn't it?