Micanopy (c. 1780-1848) was the hereditary head chief of the Seminole during the years of the Second Seminole War. Probably born near St. Augustine, Florida, he became chief around 1819, when his predecessor Bolek died, and he managed livestock and farming with the help of roughly one hundred escaped African American slaves. As settlers pushed into northern Florida he withdrew with his people into the interior. He opposed removal under the 1832 Treaty of Payne's Landing, backed leaders such as Osceola, and his warriors destroyed Major Dade's column in 1835, opening the war. Deceived and captured by General Jesup in 1837, he was held at Charleston and sent to Indian Territory in 1838, where he died at Fort Gibson.
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RoleHereditary Seminole leader 1 Role
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Hereditary Seminole leader Micanopy
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He employed some one hundred escaped African American slaves to manage his livestock
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probably was born circa 1780 near St. Augustine, Florida
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He died at Fort Gibson in December 1848
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During June 1837 a war-weary Micanopy prepared to move to Indian Territory
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