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Santa Elena, a Spanish settlement on what is now Parris Island, South Carolina, was the capital of Spanish Florida from 1566 to 1587. It was established under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés , the first governor of Spanish Florida.
Founded in 1566 on the site of Charlesfort, Santa Elena was the first capital of Spanish Florida. [6] Fort San Salvador, a simple blockhouse, was built first, and then Fort San Felipe was built directly on top of the old French fort later in the year, with a new moat (the French one having been filled in). The fort was occupied until 1570, when ...
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.
Santa Elena was abandoned in 1587, leaving St. Augustine as the only sizeable Spanish settlement in La Florida. [6] The mission system functioned for decades, as the Spanish convinced most village leaders to provide food and labor in exchange for tools and protection.
Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) ... Villafañe led 75 men to Santa Elena, but a tropical storm damaged his ships before they could land, forcing the expedition ...
In 1577, Philip II appointed Pedro Menéndez Márquez as governor of La Florida. [1] [12] In October 1577, Márquez replaced Hernando de Miranda as governor of Santa Elena, located on what is now called Parris Island in Port Royal Sound, and reoccupied the settlement with a military force under his command. Márquez, anticipating that the ...
Gonzalo Méndez de Canço y Donlebún (alternatively spelled "de Cancio" or "de Canzo"; c. 1554 – March 31, 1622) was a Spanish admiral who served as the seventh governor of the Spanish province of La Florida (1596–1603). He fought in the Battle of San Juan (1595) against the English admiral Francis Drake.
Hernando de Miranda (died 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.