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Joseph Martin Hernandez (1788-1856)
was Florida's first Delegate to the United States Congress and the first
Hispanic
to serve. He was also President of the Florida Territorial Legislative
Council and Mayor of St. Augustine. He held the rank
of Brigadier General in the East Florida Militia during the Seminole
uprising and commanded troops in an effort to save the threatened
plantations, including Bulowville.
The Mala Compra Plantation was
the main residence of General Hernadez by the end of the 1820s producing
sea island cotton, corn and sweet oranges. It was visited by John James
Audubon
during Christmas 1831 and was burned by the Seminoles in 1836
during the Second Seminole
Indian War. |
Each day we
reconstruct and preserve a piece of Florida's valuable history.
The purpose
of this archaeological study is to provide an educational
and recreational experience
to the park's visitors and preserve
a valuable part of Florida's
nineteenth century history.
We are
located four miles south
of Marineland on scenic A1A at
Bings Landing Park, Hammock.. |
