HARDCOVER book FLORIDA PEDRO MENENDEZ BIOGRAPHY SPAIN albert manucy

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HARDCOVER book FLORIDA PEDRO MENENDEZ BIOGRAPHY SPAIN albert manucy
HARDCOVER book FLORIDA PEDRO MENENDEZ BIOGRAPHY SPAIN albert manucy
Menendez : Pedro Menendez de Aviles: Captain General of the Ocean
By Albert Manucy
Printed in 1992
107 Pages  - Hardcover (9 inches / 23 cm tall)
Illustrations - Index
NOTE: This is the hardcover edition of this book
Interesting details on the brutal 16th century conflict between France and Spain in Florida.
Hard to find hard cover edition of this book
CONDITION: Very good, light general aging.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral and explorer from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful European settlement in La Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited, European-established settlement in the continental United States. Menéndez de Avilés was the first governor of La Florida (1565–74). By his contract, or asiento, with Philip II, Menéndez was appointed adelantado and was responsible for implementing royal policies to build fortifications for the defense of conquered territories in La Florida and to establish Castilian governmental institutions in desirable areas.
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