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Floridanos (English: Floridians) is a term for colonial residents of the Spanish settlements in St. Augustine and Pensacola [1] who were born in Spanish Florida. [2] Descendants of the original Floridanos can be found throughout the state, especially in St. Augustine, [ 3 ] as well as in Miami , Tampa , and Orlando .
Francisco Pellicer ( c1747-1826) was an early resident and carpenter of colonial St. Augustine, Florida. He was named a Great Floridian in 2000, and Pellicer Creek is named in his honor. Francisco Pellicer was born in the parish of Leon in Menorca around 1747 to Antonio Pellicer and Juana Sintes.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, a hotel on International Drive, Orlando, Florida The Floridian (Hong Kong) , a residential building in Quarry Bay , Hong Kong Floridian Hotel , a hotel in Miami , Florida
St. Augustine (/ ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; Spanish: San Agustín [san aɣusˈtin]) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.
The Ximenez-Fatio House has been the site of more than 15 archaeological digs — more than any other property in St. Augustine, according to St. Augustine City Archaeologist Carl Halbirt. Archaeologists including Dr. Charles Fairbanks, Dr. Kathleen Deagan and others have found evidence of human occupation on the property dating back to the ...
St. Augustine Felix deCrano: Accomplished portrait, landscape, genre and still life painter in Henry Flagler's artist colony St. Augustine Earl Cunningham: self-taught American folk artist who painted schooners and portrayals of Seminole Indian life that he infused with images of Viking ships St. Augustine Anna Maria Dummett
The Floridian ran from Chicago through Nashville to Miami, but it ended in 1979. Amtrak is bringing it temporarily back but with a different route. Amtrak's Floridian is back after 45 years ...
Among these were the settlements in Spanish Florida, where the first permanent one was St. Augustine, Florida. Soon a free Black Catholic fort was established nearby, Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, for Africans escaping British enslavement in the provinces of Georgia and South Carolina. They would later serve as a garrison defending the ...