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Hace 1 día · 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.
Hace 2 días · The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first
Hace 1 día · 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 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.
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- Spanish Florida, Florida territory, Florida
Hace 2 días · Spanish Conquistadors' Exploration of Florida. Spanish Conquistadors Exploration of Florida. The exploration of Florida by the Spanish conquistadors played a crucial role in the history of this region. These early explorers ventured into the unknown, facing numerous challenges and dangers in their search for wealth, power, and new lands.
25 de mar. de 2024 · Historical Background. The British ruled over Florida for 20 years (1763 to 1783), until forced by treaty to surrender the colony and evacuate (1784-1785). During this time, English was the predominant language of administration.
Hace 5 días · Between 1959 and 1962, scientists started digging around Spanish Point, excavating burial mounds and shell middens, a landfill of sorts for domestic discards. There are shell middens all over Florida, but this is the only one that was cut in half, enclosed in glass and put on public display.
