State of Muskogee

Infobox Former Country
native_name =
conventional_long_name = State of Muskogee
common_name = Muskogee
continent = North America
region =
country = USA
era =
status = unrecognized
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empire =
government_type = Republic|
event_start = Independence declared
year_start = 1799
date_start =
event_end = Remaining land was seized by Alabama under the Treaty of Cusseta. Indians could move West or stay in Alabama and submit to state laws.
year_end = 1832
date_end = March 24
p1 = United States
flag_p1 = Flag of the United States.svg
p2 = Spain
flag_p2 = Flag of Spain.svg
s1 = United States
flag_s1 = Flag of the United States.svg|
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flag_type = Flag of the State of Muskogee


flag_type = Flag of the State of Muskogee

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capital = Mikasuke (near Tallahassee
largest_city = N/A
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common_languages = English, Muskogean languages
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leader1 = William Augustus Bowles
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title_leader = Director General
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stat_year1 = 1799
stat_area1 =
stat_pop1 = 50,000-60,000
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The State of Muskogee was a proposed U.S. state located in Florida.

English adventurer William Augustus Bowles was elected director general of the State of Muskogee by a congress of Creeks and Seminoles in 1799. Both these tribes speak Muskogean languages. At the time they were living in land claimed by both the United States of America and Spain. With no European origin power having full hegemony over their land the Creek and Seminole hoped to be able to create their own independent nation. Bowles, who had married both Creek and Cherokee wives, hoped to also incorporate the Cherokee into this new state, but that goal was not achieved. The village of Mikasuke (near Tallahassee) was the capital of this state. In 1803, Bowles was taken into custody by the Spanish and died in prison in Havana.