Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will do a show at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on October 4th at 2:30pm in Perth Amboy, NJ.

The event is a free public event to celebrate America 250 and will highlight Spain;s role in America’s struggle for independence. As Spain’s crucial role in the American Revolution is not commonly known or acknowledged, Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will celebrate Spain’s contributions and the legacy of Hispanics to U.S. Independence with a cross disciplinary program featuring a history lecture/PowerPoint presentation by Paul Soltis, a New Jersey State Parks Historian, and live demonstrations of Spain’s 18th Century dance and music traditions by Alborada’s dancers and musicians as well as reenactment specialist, Maria Hill.

The event brings to light how Spain and the Caribbean colonies shaped the battle for American Independence, including one of the most important players, General Bernardo de Gálvez.

The focus on New Jersey highlights Juan de Miralles, a Spanish merchant based in Cuba who supplied funds, munitions, uniforms, and supplies, meeting with Washington at his headquarters at the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage in Somerset, NJ, owned by Jacob Hardenbergh, the first President of Queen’s College, now called Rutgers University. Tickets are free. Register on eventbrite.