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Juan de Miralles: The Cuban Who Spied for the American Revolution

Juan de Miralles: The Cuban Who Spied for the American Revolution

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This episode of The American Revolution: How Colonies Defeated an Empire uncovers the little-known story of Juan de Miralles, a wealthy Cuban merchant who became Spain's secret agent in Philadelphia. While the Franco-American Alliance gets the glory, Spain's covert support—channeled through Miralles—provided critical funds, gunpowder, and supplies to the Continental Army. We trace Miralles's journey from Havana to the Continental Congress, his close friendship with George Washington, and his unexpected death at Washington's headquarters in Morristown. Along the way, we explore Spain's delicate balancing act: aiding the rebels while officially neutral, all to reclaim Florida and Gibraltar from Britain. Miralles's successor, Francisco Rendón, continued the mission, and we discuss how Spanish silver from Mexico, shipped via New Orleans and Havana, kept the Revolution afloat. The episode also touches on the role of Cuban ship captains who ran the British blockade, and the legacy of Spain's involvement in the eventual Treaty of Paris. A forgotten chapter of international intrigue and sacrifice that reshaped North America. #AmericanRevolution #JuanDeMiralles #SpanishSecretAgent #Cuba #GeorgeWashington #ContinentalCongress #Philadelphia #Morristown #GunpowderPlot #SilverFromMexico #Havana #NewOrleans #BlockadeRunning #TreatyOfParis #FranciscoRendon #History #FexingoHistory #Espionage Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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