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13 wrz 2024 · Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (born February 15, 1519, Avilés, Spain—died September 17, 1574, Santander) was a Spaniard who founded St. Augustine, Florida, and was a classic example of the conquistador—intrepid, energetic, loyal, and brutal.
29 wrz 2020 · St. Augustine, Florida was settled by Spanish explorers long before Jamestown and the Plymouth Colony.
He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful European settlement in La Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries.
St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the continental United States, was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
16 paź 2023 · St. Augustine, Florida was founded by Spanish explorers long before Jamestown and the Plymouth Colony. Image: Location of St. Augustine in the United States. Origins and Background. The saga of St. Augustine is intertwined with the larger narrative of European exploration and conquest in the New World during the late 16th century.
15 kwi 2017 · St. Augustine is now a small city of about 14,000, its Spanish heritage part of its tourist charm. Excavations under the town conducted by the University of Florida revealed artifacts indicating its emergence as a multi-cultural settlement, with roots in Spanish, Native American, and African culture, a microcosm of what would later develop into ...
3 wrz 2015 · Today, St. Augustine survives as the nation’s oldest continuously occupied city, and is now gearing up for its 450th birthday bash. On September 8, 1565, Spanish explorer Don Pedro Menendez de...
