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From 1513 onward, the land became known as La Florida. After 1630, and throughout the 18th century, Tegesta (after the Tequesta tribe) was an alternate name of choice for the Florida peninsula following publication of a map by the Dutch cartographer Hessel Gerritsz in Joannes de Laet's History of the New World. [22] [23] [24]
With about 300 men, supported by two gunboats, they shelled Fernandina being held by Jared Irwin. His "Republic of Florida" forces included ninety-four men, the privateer ships Morgiana and St. Joseph, and the armed schooner Jupiter. Spanish gunboats began firing at 3:30 pm and the battery on the hill joined the cannonade.
Athore, son of the Timucuan king Saturiwa, showing Laudonnière the monument placed by Ribault. Jean Ribault (also spelled Ribaut) (1520 – October 12, 1565) was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize Florida.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The first European known to have explored the coasts of Florida was the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, who likely ventured in 1513 as far north as the vicinity of the future St. Augustine, naming the peninsula he believed to be an island "La Florida" and claiming it for the Spanish crown.
In May 1539, de Soto landed nine ships with over 620 men and 220 horses in an area generally identified as south Tampa Bay. Historian Robert S. Weddle has suggested that he landed at either Charlotte Harbor or San Carlos Bay. [31] He named the land as Espíritu Santo, after the Holy Spirit. The ships carried priests, craftsmen, engineers ...
The remains of a 300-year-old British warship found 30 years ago in the waters off Florida have finally been identified as belonging to HMS Tyger by US archaeologists.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Florentine explorer of North America for France "Verrazzano" redirects here. For other uses, see Verrazano (disambiguation). Giovanni da Verrazzano Born 1485 Val di Greve, Republic of Florence (present-day Italy) Died 1528 (aged 42–43) Unclear; possibly Guadeloupe (uncolonized ...
A special state monitoring report from October 1998 found medical records showing “instances of youth being bitten by spiders and rodents.” Monitors from the state also found that Correctional Services Corp. officials were holding youth past their scheduled release dates in an effort to generate more revenue — a serious violation of the ...