Sebastián Rodríguez Brito (ca. 1642-ca. 1717)
Native of West Africa, Sebastian Rodríguez Brito was one of a number of black freemen to join the ranks of the Spanish military during the time of the colonization of what is today the southwestern United States. While a free black man in Spanish America, … Read MoreSebastián Rodríguez Brito (ca. 1642-ca. 1717)