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Republic of West Florida

In the meantime, American settlers established a foothold in the area and resisted Spanish control, and the British settlers who had remained after Spanish takeover also resented Spanish rule, leading to a rebellion in 1810 and the establishment of the independent Republic of West Florida, with its capital at St. Francisville, in present-day Louisiana, on a bluff along the Mississippi River.



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Florida Parishes

The flag of the Republic of West Florida, which is often identified with the Bonnie Blue Flag of the Civil War era, flies on many public buildings in the Florida Parishes.

West Florida

The capital of the Republic of West Florida was St. Francisville in present-day Louisiana, on a bluff along the Mississippi River.

The Republic of West Florida Historical Museum is located in Jackson run by the Republic of West Florida Historical Association.