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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, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas.
- Spanish missions in Florida
Santa Elena was abandoned in 1587, leaving St. Augustine as...
- Spanish West Florida
Map showing piecemeal reduction of Spanish control in West...
- Spanish missions in Florida
The boundaries of Spanish Florida during this time stretched from Chesapeake Bay to Tampa, with few forts to control such a large area. Spanish Florida soon contracted to a narrow strip around St. Augustine and south Georgia, because it was impossible to truly be in control of such a great area with so small a population.
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Sep 20, 2022 · Article. Santa Elena The 1500s Capital of Spanish Florida in South Carolina. Part of the French fort underneath Santa Elena during archeological excavations. NPS photo. The town of Santa Elena on what is now Parris Island, South Carolina was the sixteenth-century capital of Spanish Florida.
Hundreds of Spanish – or Spanish-sounding – names sprinkle the Florida map, from high-profile tourist destinations such as St. Augustine to fanciful designations of subdivisions such as Del Tura, a retirement community near Fort Myers that translates literally to "of the structure."
