Episode 171: Long Shadows
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St. Augustine's Darkest Secrets
Asiola and the other leaders of his community refused to be removed from the area by American agents. In 1837, General Thomas Jessup offered a white truce flag flying over a Fort near St. Augustine. Asiola and over 80 of his followers arrived to discuss their future but instead were captured and imprisoned. While imprisoned, he became deathly ill, and despite constant care from his friend Dr. Frederick Whedon, he passed away on January 30th of 1838. It said that Whedon decided to take some trophies before Asiola's burial, and along with stealing a number of the man's possessions, he also removed his head which he kept for years in a jar that he put on display
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