The 1780 Siege That Changed Mobile’s Place on the Gulf Coast
The 1780 Battle of Fort Charlotte brought Mobile from British to Spanish control and became a pivotal Gulf Coast episode of the American Revolution era.
How a Spanish Treasurer Named Eslava Left His Mark on Mobile’s Streets
Miguel Eslava served as royal treasurer and customs collector in Spanish colonial Mobile in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and his family's name still marks streets, a creek, and…