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A depiction of what might be Florida from the 1502 Cantino map Timucua Indians at a column erected by the French in 1562 A 1527 map by Vesconte Maggiolo showing the east coast of North America with "Tera Florida" at the top and "Lavoradore" at the bottom. A 1591 map of Florida by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues.
Cuba: 1898–1902 Provisional military government Under military administration after Spain ceded Cuba to the United States [2] Puerto Rico: 1898–Present Unincorporated territory Initially under military governance, later establishing civilian government under the Foraker Act [3] Panama Canal Zone: 1903–1979 Concession of the United States ...
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 in the Viceroyalty of New Spain , and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas .
Political evolution of Central America and the Caribbean 1700 to present. This is a timeline of the territorial evolution of the Caribbean and nearby areas of North, Central, and South America, listing each change to the internal and external borders of the various countries that make up the region.
Cuba is in short proximity to Florida, and the United States in general. [16] The other reason that Cuban fled to the United States was because Cuba, as a new government allied themselves with the Soviet Union. [16] At this time, during the Cold War, the United States did everything they could to combat communism. [16]
Map of territorial claims in North America by 1750, before the French and Indian War, which was part of the greater worldwide conflict known as the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763). Possessions of Britain (pink), France (blue), and Spain. (White border lines mark later Canadian Provinces and US States for reference)
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution , passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.
January 10: Florida secedes from the United States. February 8: Baker and Polk County are established. April 22: Florida joined the Confederate States of America at the beginning of the Civil War. October 8: Battle of Santa Rosa Island. 1862 March 24: Skirmish of the Brick Church. June 30 – July 1: Battle of Tampa.