Tuesday, November 16 — Virtual

St. Eustatius and the American Revolution

In 1776, the US vessel Andrew Doria sailed to the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Upon its arrival, the island’s governor provided a formal cannon salute to the ship’s patriot flag, marking the first acknowledgement of the United States’ sovereignty.

In this 6:30 p.m. presentation, Sergio Villavicencio, Vice President of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society, will delve into the early relationship between the United States and Sint Eustatius, which critically supplied the patriots’ cause by smuggling the necessary goods to keep the American Revolution going, and how the island’s fate years later decisively affected the end of the Revolutionary War.

This lecture will take place via Zoom. Registration ends at 5:30pm on the day of the lecture. Click here to register.