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An authentic encampment was available for the general public to tour through and
talk to the reenactors who are "living historians". Here, troops relax
after the battle in the encampment. |
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This event was hosted by Pinellas County Park Department, and sponsored
by Friends of Ft. De Soto Inc., Pinellas County Parks Department, and the Fort De
Soto Centennial Committee for the Spanish American War of 1898.
Spanish American war reenactors depicting 1898 U.S.
troops, Cuban Insurrectos or freedom fighters, and the Spanish Regular troops were
dressed in replica period uniforms.
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The reenactors performed a battle reenactment of the first major battle of the Spanish
American War at Las Guasimas on June 24, 1898. |
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There were demonstrations of period weapons and blank firing. Here, Spanish troops
demonstrate smokeless powder firing. |
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