Albert Manucy
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Albert C. Manucy was an author, historian and a Fulbright Scholar of Minorca
n descent, from St. Augustine, Florida
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Manucy is a descendant of Josef Manucy, who sailed in 1768 from the city of Mahón
to work on Andrew Turnbull's
plantation in what was to be the failed colony of New Symrna. In 1779 Manucy's ancestor and the entire colony, made up mostly of Minorcans, left the dismal conditions of New Smyrna en masse. They walked 70 miles north to the then British controlled St. Augustine to request sanctuary, which they were granted.
Manucy received a Master’s degree in history from the University of Florida
in 1934. He then obtained a position with the National Park Service
and served as the official historian of the Castillo de San Marcos
.
He studied Spanish architecture
in Spain
on a Fulbright scholarship and in 1966 became curator for the Southeast Regional Office of the Park Service. While conducting research for a book on St. Augustine (Sixteenth Century St. Augustine: The People and Their Homes) utilizing original Spanish documents, he discovered that from 1566 to 1572, the town of St. Augustine was actually situated on Anastasia Island
, across Matanzas Bay from its current location.
Manucy was honored in the "Great Floridian 2000" program, created to pay tribute to notable residents of Florida, his Great Floridian plaque is located at the National Park Service Administration Building, 1 Castillo Drive, St. Augustine.
Minorca
Min Orca or Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than the nearby island of Majorca....
n descent, from St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
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Manucy is a descendant of Josef Manucy, who sailed in 1768 from the city of Mahón
Mahon
Mahón is a municipality and the capital city of the Balearic Island of Minorca , located in the eastern part of the island. Mahon has the second deepest natural harbor in the world: 5 km long and up to 900m. wide...
to work on Andrew Turnbull's
Andrew Turnbull
Andrew Turnbull is the name of:* Andrew Turnbull , early colonizer of Florida* Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull , head of the British Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary 2002–2005...
plantation in what was to be the failed colony of New Symrna. In 1779 Manucy's ancestor and the entire colony, made up mostly of Minorcans, left the dismal conditions of New Smyrna en masse. They walked 70 miles north to the then British controlled St. Augustine to request sanctuary, which they were granted.
Manucy received a Master’s degree in history from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1934. He then obtained a position with the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
and served as the official historian of the Castillo de San Marcos
Castillo de San Marcos
The Castillo de San Marcos site is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. It is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. Construction was begun in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. During the twenty year period of British possession from 1763 until 1784, the...
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He studied Spanish architecture
Spanish architecture
Spanish architecture refers to architecture carried out in any area in what is now modern-day Spain, and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings within the current geographical limits of Spain before this name was given to those territories...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on a Fulbright scholarship and in 1966 became curator for the Southeast Regional Office of the Park Service. While conducting research for a book on St. Augustine (Sixteenth Century St. Augustine: The People and Their Homes) utilizing original Spanish documents, he discovered that from 1566 to 1572, the town of St. Augustine was actually situated on Anastasia Island
Anastasia Island
Anastasia Island is a barrier island which is approximately long located off the northeast Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States. The island is located east and southeast of St. Augustine. It is separated from the mainland by the Matanzas River, part of the Intracoastal waterway, Matanzas...
, across Matanzas Bay from its current location.
Manucy was honored in the "Great Floridian 2000" program, created to pay tribute to notable residents of Florida, his Great Floridian plaque is located at the National Park Service Administration Building, 1 Castillo Drive, St. Augustine.