Juan de Miralles | |
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| Born | July 23, 1713 |
| Died | April 28, 1780 (aged 66) |
| Occupation(s) | Arms dealer and messenger to the American Continental Congress |
Juan de Miralles y Tizner (July 23, 1713, in Petrer, Province of Alicante, Spain – April 28, 1780 in Morristown, New Jersey) was a Spanish arms dealer who became friends with George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. He supported the American cause financially, and served as a liaison between the colonists and the Spanish Crown.[1]
- ^ Oliver W. Holmes (1973). Suter's Tavern: Federal Birthplace of the City. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.