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Hace 2 días · Southern South Carolina. Spanish Florida ( Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas.
- History of Florida
The Spanish evacuated the few surviving members of the...
- History of Florida
Hace 3 días · Tensions grew between the Seminoles and settlers in the newly independent United States in the early 1800s, mainly because enslaved people regularly fled from Georgia into Spanish Florida, prompting slaveowners to conduct slave raids across the border.
- 1816–1858
- United States victory
- Spanish Florida, Florida territory, Florida
Hace 15 horas · The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed there in 1513, named the territory La Florida (meaning “The Flower” in Spanish), and claimed it for Spain. Florida played a prominent role in the historic struggles of European powers to control the Americas and the Caribbean.
Hace 4 días · Tallahassee, city, capital of Florida, U.S., and seat (1824) of Leon county. It is situated in the central part of the state’s northern panhandle region about halfway between Pensacola (west) and Jacksonville (east). Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto camped in the area during the winter of 1539–40;
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Hace 4 días · The St. Augustine History Festival was created and conceived by UFHSA (University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc.) for the purpose of generating excitement about the history of America’s oldest city.
Hace 4 días · The fort was also a destination for former Spanish, American and Native-owned slaves because the British liberated slaves of African descent in return for military service. Thus several free black communities trace their origins to this place, and it holds special meaning for their descendants.
