Talk:Jean-François Papillon

Name
I've seen sources (have to find them) in which he is called Jean François Papillon. Is there a reason why no surname is used here?--Parkwells (talk) 16:25, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Possible connection.
The article erroneously states that Spain disavowed it’s Sainte Domingan (Haitian) generals and soldiers. There were numerous black and mixed race units in the Spanish provincial (not colonial) military establishment. The other General, Jorge Bissou, and his soldiers, were destined to La Florida. And became part of the garrison ( indeed, Bissou commanded it) of Fort Mose (Our Lady of Mose), just north of present day St Augustine, FL. But returning to Papillon. The article states that his unit was thrown out of Cadiz in 1813. In 1813, Spain was still fighting the War of Independence (Peninsular War, for the Brits), and governed by the junta located precisely at Cadiz. The article states that Papillon’s soldiers were sent to the Coast of the Flies. That would be the west of Africa, where no Spanish presence appeared yet. A more likely instance would be of them to have been sent to Miskitia in the east coast of Nicaragua. There, the current population shows an admixture of native Indian and African blood, which might be explained by a Sainte Domingan presence. Fly in Spanish is Mosca, mosquito could be either the same word or Mosco, referring to the larger biting sandflies, and causing a confusion in terms. Just one theory. 2601:347:C000:1CA0:69A4:D64C:E1F5:FA15 (talk) 17:47, 9 August 2022 (UTC)