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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.
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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.
Sep 29, 2020 · The massacre of the French at Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River, Florida by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in September 1565. “He went up to the fort, by ship, where he...
Dec 17, 2018 · In 1565, more than fifty years before the English landed at Jamestown, Pedro Menéndez de Aviles established the first successful European colony in the United States at St. Augustine, Florida.
Oct 16, 2023 · Recognizing the urgency of the situation, King Philip II of Spain (reigned 16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598) dispatched Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, an experienced admiral, with an explicit mandate: expel the French and establish a permanent Spanish settlement in Florida.
Aug 16, 2015 · On Aug. 16, 450 years ago today, Pedro Menéndez and his fleet were sailing west off the north coast of Puerto Rico approaching the Mona Passage, the body of water separating what is today the ...
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Menéndez left in July 1565 with 11 ships and a crew of 2,000 and arrived in Florida on August 28. After he returned to Spain, the French revenged themselves for the massacre. When Menéndez returned he found that the Spanish garrison in St. Augustine had been hanged.
