Black militia of Fort Mose
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The Black militia of Fort Mose was a free Black military unit in Spanish Florida composed largely of formerly enslaved Africans who defended the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black militia of Fort Mose canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4914048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black militia of Fort Mose Context triple: [Battle of Fort Mose (1740), belligerent, Black militia of Fort Mose]
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A.
Maroons
The Maroons are the athletic teams representing the University of Chicago in intercollegiate sports.
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B.
Maroons
The Maroons are Queensland's representative rugby league team, best known for competing against New South Wales in Australia's annual State of Origin series.
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C.
Maroons
The Maroons was the traditional nickname of the Fitzroy Football Club, a historic Australian rules football team in the Victorian/Australian Football League.
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D.
Fighting Maroons
The Fighting Maroons are the varsity athletic teams representing the University of the Philippines in collegiate sports, particularly known for their participation in the UAAP.
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E.
Black Seminoles
The Black Seminoles were communities of African-descended people allied with the Seminole Indians in Florida, known for resisting slavery and U.S. expansion during the Seminole Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black militia of Fort Mose Target entity description: The Black militia of Fort Mose was a free Black military unit in Spanish Florida composed largely of formerly enslaved Africans who defended the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States.
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A.
Maroons
The Maroons are the athletic teams representing the University of Chicago in intercollegiate sports.
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B.
Maroons
The Maroons are Queensland's representative rugby league team, best known for competing against New South Wales in Australia's annual State of Origin series.
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C.
Maroons
The Maroons was the traditional nickname of the Fitzroy Football Club, a historic Australian rules football team in the Victorian/Australian Football League.
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D.
Fighting Maroons
The Fighting Maroons are the varsity athletic teams representing the University of the Philippines in collegiate sports, particularly known for their participation in the UAAP.
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E.
Black Seminoles
The Black Seminoles were communities of African-descended people allied with the Seminole Indians in Florida, known for resisting slavery and U.S. expansion during the Seminole Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black militia
ⓘ
colonial-era military organization ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (Fort Mose)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Mose
St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| basedIn | Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose ⓘ |
| composedOf |
formerly enslaved Africans
ⓘ
free Black soldiers ⓘ |
| conditionOfFreedom |
conversion to Catholicism
ⓘ
military service for the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins’ Ear
ⓘ
linked to:
War of Jenkins' Ear
|
| country | Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Africans ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
British forces from the Province of Carolina
ⓘ
forces led by James Oglethorpe ⓘ |
| function |
frontier buffer against British expansion
ⓘ
local defense ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Mose ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Spanish royal authorities in Florida ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish policy of offering asylum to escaped slaves from British colonies ⓘ |
| legacy | early example of organized Black armed resistance to slavery in North America ⓘ |
| legalStatus | free persons under Spanish law ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Mose
ⓘ
near St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Fort Mose (1740) ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British colonial forces in North America
ⓘ
linked to:
British Army in North America
|
| partOf | Spanish colonial military forces in Florida ⓘ |
| presentIn | 18th-century Spanish Florida frontier system ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| protects |
Fort Mose settlement
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Mose
first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
enslaved Africans who escaped from the Province of Carolina
ⓘ
runaway slaves from British colonies ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern North America ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
border defense against British colonies
ⓘ
defense of Spanish Florida’s northern frontier ⓘ |
| significance |
defended the first legally sanctioned free Black town in what is now the United States
ⓘ
one of the earliest free Black militias in North America ⓘ |
| socialRole |
community protection for Fort Mose residents
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symbol of Black autonomy under Spanish rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Spanish colonial era in Florida
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early 18th century ⓘ |
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