The coming of the French Huguenots to Florida in 1564 and their establishment of an outpost known as Fort Caroline proved to be a remarkable event both for Spanish imperialism and the student of Indian customs and law. When the King of Spain learned that the French had invaded land which he considered to be his own and that renegade groups had raided nearby islands, he ordered Pedro Menendez de Aviles to organize a force and expel the invaders. Part of the contract signed by Menendez included the founding of two towns in Florida. Thus, when Menendez landed in Florida he established St. Augustine, the first permanent town to be founded within the bounds of the present United States by the Europeans
Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with...
When Bernardo de Galvez raised the lion-and-castle banner over Pensacola in 1781, British rule in We...
St. Francis Barracks, once the home of the sons of St. Francis, is perhaps the only religious edific...
Though Florida had been discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, not until 1565 did it become a Spanish ...
One of the bloodiest and most publicized chapters in the early history of Florida was written by Don...
Sanson d’Abbeville, the Royal Geographer of France, tells us that Florida of the latter part of the ...
Describes French discoveries and colonization efforts in North America, especially in Florida and Ca...
Florida passed to British control in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. A Royal Proclamat...
The story of the mission settlements established by the Franciscan fathers in northern Florida subse...
From a Remote Frontier, Part I San Marcos de Apalache, 1763-1769 Mark F. Boyd Spanish Contributions ...
The First Fort of San Marcos de Apalache Lucy L. Wenhold Osceola’s Coats? William C. Sturtevant Surv...
In 1605, Pedro de Ybarra, Governor of Florida, sent a terse note to Fray Benito de Blasco, a mission...
In 1600 St. Augustine was the only European settlement in today\u27s United States and the capital o...
At dawn, September 20, 1565, four hundred Spanish soldiers under the command of the Adelantado (mili...
The Fortifications at San Marcos de Apalache Mark F. BoydSome Experiences of Bishop Young Edgar Lega...
Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with...
When Bernardo de Galvez raised the lion-and-castle banner over Pensacola in 1781, British rule in We...
St. Francis Barracks, once the home of the sons of St. Francis, is perhaps the only religious edific...
Though Florida had been discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, not until 1565 did it become a Spanish ...
One of the bloodiest and most publicized chapters in the early history of Florida was written by Don...
Sanson d’Abbeville, the Royal Geographer of France, tells us that Florida of the latter part of the ...
Describes French discoveries and colonization efforts in North America, especially in Florida and Ca...
Florida passed to British control in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. A Royal Proclamat...
The story of the mission settlements established by the Franciscan fathers in northern Florida subse...
From a Remote Frontier, Part I San Marcos de Apalache, 1763-1769 Mark F. Boyd Spanish Contributions ...
The First Fort of San Marcos de Apalache Lucy L. Wenhold Osceola’s Coats? William C. Sturtevant Surv...
In 1605, Pedro de Ybarra, Governor of Florida, sent a terse note to Fray Benito de Blasco, a mission...
In 1600 St. Augustine was the only European settlement in today\u27s United States and the capital o...
At dawn, September 20, 1565, four hundred Spanish soldiers under the command of the Adelantado (mili...
The Fortifications at San Marcos de Apalache Mark F. BoydSome Experiences of Bishop Young Edgar Lega...
Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with...
When Bernardo de Galvez raised the lion-and-castle banner over Pensacola in 1781, British rule in We...
St. Francis Barracks, once the home of the sons of St. Francis, is perhaps the only religious edific...