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Spanish Florida (Spanish: ... The 1565 marriage in St. Augustine between Luisa de Abrego, a free black domestic servant from Seville, and Miguel Rodríguez, a white ...
A plaque showing the locations of a third of the missions between 1565 and 1763. Beginning in the second half of the 16th century, the Kingdom of Spain established a number of missions throughout Spanish Florida (La Florida) in order to convert the Native Americans to Roman Catholicism, to facilitate control of the area, and to obstruct regional colonization by other Protestants, particularly ...
The Spanish established missions in Spanish Florida from the founding of San Augustin and Santa Elena in 1565 until the History of Florida#British rule (1763–1783)transfer of Florida to Great Britain in 1763.
Ana Gallum was married to Joseph Wiggins in a Protestant ceremony in 1779 in Rolleston, Florida. [5] Now known as Palatka, the city was held by the British from 1763 to 1784, at which time it was ceded to the Spanish as part of the 1783 Treaty of Paris. [4] This rendered the marriage between Wiggins and Gallum moot in the eyes of the Catholic ...
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 .
American expatriates in Spanish Florida (1 P) E. Explorers of Spanish Florida (1 C, 9 P) R. Royal governors of La Florida (68 P) Pages in category "People from ...
Pages in category "Spanish Florida" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Hernando de Miranda (1550–1593) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who was governor of Spanish Florida from 1575 to 1577. He took office after the death of the first governor of the province, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.