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Letter from Spanish Consul to Key West Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor Henry L. Mitchell, 1896

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Letter from Spanish Consul to Key West Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor Henry L. Mitchell, 1896

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State Archives of Florida, Series S578

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A letter from Spanish Consul Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor H.L. Mitchell demanding defense and protection of Spaniards in Key West. Garcia expresses concern about an event that occurred in Key West. Additionally, he protests the treatment of the Spanish flag and "the insulting and intemperate words” directed against his government and his country.

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1896-08-19

Creator

Garcia y Ruiz, Manuel

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Letters (correspondence)

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Letter from Spanish Consul to Key West Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor Henry L. Mitchell, 1896

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Spanish-American War, 1898

United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century

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Garcia y Ruiz, Manuel

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State Archives of Florida, Series S578

Date

1896-08-19

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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s578_b015_f07_x44

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Key West (Fla.)

Monroe County (Fla.)

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Military And Veterans

Subject - Corporate

Florida--Governor (1893-1897 : Mitchell)

Subject - Person

Mitchell, Henry Laurens, 1831-1903

Pendleton, C. B.

Gavin, Charles

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Garcia y Ruiz, Manuel. Letter from Spanish Consul to Key West Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor Henry L. Mitchell, 1896. 1896-08-19. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341159>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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Garcia y Ruiz, Manuel. Letter from Spanish Consul to Key West Manuel Garcia y Ruiz to Governor Henry L. Mitchell, 1896. 1896-08-19. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341159>

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