Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, Asturias. He is notable for planning the first Spanish treasure fleet and founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful European settlement in Spanish Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries. Wikipedia
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, Asturias. He is notable for planning the first Spanish treasure fleet and...