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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 .
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
St. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida. [101] [102] The city of St. Augustine operates under a city commission government, specifically the commissioner-manager form, with an elected mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. Additionally, the government includes a city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and various city ...
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 ...
Dr. Hayling was a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and then opened up an integrated dentistry practice in St. Augustine in 1960. He was head of the St. Augustine chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for almost a year and advised the local NAACP youth council. On the eve of the city's 400th anniversary celebrations, Dr ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spanish Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, founder of St. Augustine, moved his initial settlement to Anastasia Island after a revolt by the Timucuan Indians in 1566. [7] This settlement was short-lived, and the colonists moved back to the mainland [8] at the site of present-day downtown St. Augustine. Original Anastasia Island lighthouse, now ...