The Fiesta Of Five Flags
Pensacola’s Fiesta of Five Flags has started [the real reason for the faux pirate thing in my area]. The first attempt by the Spanish to settle in the area that has become the US was interrupted by a hurricane, which is why St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied city [founded by Europeans] in the US.
They still use the wrong flags, but they have gotten better. I did notice that they use the wrong British flag at their Fiesta site, but the correct one on the city’s flag poles. At least Earl Bowden got them to use the proper flag for the Confederate year.
It’s all about celebrating local heritage [selling stuff] and that we are more than the “Redneck Riviera” [but we’ll sell you a T-shirt that says that].
