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Mar 26, 2024 · Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (born February 15, 1519, Avilés, Spain—died September 17, 1574, Santander) was a Spaniard who founded St. Augustine, Florida, and was a classic example of the conquistador—intrepid, energetic, loyal, and brutal. Born into the landed gentry, he ran away to sea at age 14.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo meˈnendeθ ðe aβiˈles]; Asturian: Pedro (Menéndez) d'Avilés; 15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain.
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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519–1574), admiral, explorer and first governor of Florida; Esteban de las Alas, governor of Florida (in the absence of Avilés) and Santa Elena; Juan Treviño de Guillamas (d. before 1636), governor of Spanish Florida (1613–1618) and Venezuela (1621–1623). Sister cities. St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ( b. 1519; d. 17 September 1574), Spanish naval officer. Menéndez, a native of Avilés, Asturias, was appointed captain-general of the Indies fleet by Philip II in 1560. In a 1565 patent, he was named adelantado, governor, and captain-general of Florida; he agreed to settle and pacify the area at his own expense.
Born on February 15, 1519, in Aviles, Spain, he was one of 20 brothers and sisters. Knowing his inheritance would be small, he decided to earn his livelihood as a seaman. At the age of 14, he ran away to sea, embarking on a ship that sailed from Santander to engage French pirates.
Menendez de Aviles, PEDRO, naval officer; born in Aviles, Spain, in 1519; entered the Spanish naval service in his youth. After successfully battling with French corsairs, Philip II. of Spain appointed him captain-general of the India fleet. Menendez carried that monarch to England to marry Queen Mary, and took him back on his return. In
