Santa Teresa De Mose

On the shore of Robinson Creek, 1/4 mile east of this marker, was the site of a Spanish mission for Indians left homeless during Queen Anne's War. Since 1688, Negro slaves from the English colonies had found refuge in Spanish St. Augustine. On March 15, 1738, Gov. Manuel de Montiano Fried them in the name of the king, and later formed a village for them, named Gracia Real at Mose. Here are the freed men would cultivate the ground and learn the Catholic religion. For their protection, a moated earthwork was erected, called Fort Mose.