Dia de Don Juan: George Washington's Spanish Ally
Schedule
Sun, 04 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites | Somerville, NJ
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Don Juan de Miralles, Spanish representative from Cuba to the Continental Congress, traveled into New Jersey and visited George Washington’s headquarters at the Wallace House in May 1779.Celebrate “Dia de Don Juan” at Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage with a reading and discussion of the correspondence between George Washington and Don Juan de Miralles during the Revolutionary War.
Learn about the Revitalization of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites and efforts to feature Spanish and Hispanic contributions to the American Revolution as part of Revolution NJ.
Answer the Call for Action of Two Lights for Tomorrow and consider bringing a donation of supplies needed for the Food Bank Network of Somerset County: https://www.somersetfoodbank.org/about/give-supplies/
Two Lights for Tomorrow is a nationwide initiative to commence the celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America. The famous ride of Paul Revere occurred on the overnight of April 18 – 19, 1775. Two Lights for Tomorrow commemorates that famous ride and uses the imagery of that shining light today as a uniting call to action for our citizens to celebrate and serve.
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Where is it happening?
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites, 71 Somerset Street,Somerville, New Jersey, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
