Not long after Spanish Florida became United States territory in 1821, the attention of Anglo-American settlers was drawn to the handful of remaining Spanish fishing ranchos along the lower gulf coastline, inhabited by Cuban fishermen and their "Spanish Indian" families and neighbors. The history ...
Soon Ayllón himself fell ill and died on October 18, 1526. Lacking a definitive leader to succeed Ayllón, the colony quickly fell into anarchy as the settlers warred over command of the town and the decision to abandon the colony altogether. In the two weeks that followed, a series of ...
In 1781 Spanish settlers founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula). It became known as La Ciudad de los Angeles (City of Angels), and then just as Los Angeles. Los Gatos (California): ...
Florida - Exploration, Spanish Colonization, US State: Ancient Native American peoples entered Florida from the north as early as 12,000 years ago. Although the first evidence of farming dates from about 500 bce, some southern groups remained hunters, fi
Florida - Native Americans, Spanish, Tourists: Native Americans, the original inhabitants of Florida, now constitute only a small portion of the population. In the early 21st century about 2,500 Seminole, largely descendents of those who successfully res
Southern Colorado draws much of its Hispanic heritage from northern New Mexico, with land grant settlers populating the area beginning in 1851. The San Luis Valley in that part of the state has been a majority Hispanic community since then. However, these areas have both seen precipitous ...
The Spanish explorers and settlers left their mark on buildings and structures in the United States from as early as the late 1600s! Lesson Quiz Course 1.1K views Florida - Built to Protect & Last Current-day Florida was one of the first areas discovered by Spanish explorers. ...
From San Agustín in Florida, anglicized as Saint Augustine, to San Francisco, California, whose dwellers steadfastly reject any abbreviation ("Don't call it 'Frisco!"), the explorers and settlers covered the Spanish Borderlands with innumerable saints' names. Non-hagiographical but You are ...
Los Angeles(California): "angels." In 1781 Spanish settlers founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula). It became known as La Ciudad de los Angeles (City of Angels), and then just as Los...
Why did Americans, of European descent, feel so compelled to expand the country westward in the 19th century? What were the reasons for the intensified warfare between Native Americans and settlers in New England in the late 1600s illustrated in the...