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Historic District in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Los Floridanos

Florida's First European Families 1565-1763

 
 
Los Floridanos Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011
1. Los Floridanos Marker
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"Los Floridanos" referred to the children born to the Spanish settlers of St. Augustine during the First Spanish Period (1565-1763). Translated it means "The Floridians" and record of this title can be found in many Spanish Government documents, including Spanish censuses of the time.

In 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, along with 600 soldiers and colonists, arrived in "La Florida" to explore and colonize for Spain. The settlers who arrived during the First Spanish Period, whose last names included Aguilar, Díaz, Rodríguez, Sánchez, and Solana, began their new lives in the Presidio de San Agustín. Enduring the Florida elements, diseases, fires, and attacks by pirates, French, English, and Native Americans, their efforts established St. Augustine as the first continuously occupied European city in the United States.

In 1763, Spain ceded the Florida Colony to Britain after the Seven Years War, ending the First Spanish Period. The majority of the Spanish St. Augustine residents, approximately 3,100, relocated to Cuba. Only a few "Los Floridanos" remained in St. Augustine to handle unsold property and settle affairs. Two of these were Manuel Solana and Francisco Sánchez. Their descendants still reside in St. Augustine.
 
Erected by City of St. Augustine.
 
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is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraHispanic AmericansSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1565.
 
Location. 29° 53.868′ N, 81° 18.879′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in the Historic District. Marker is at the intersection of Orange Street and Cordova Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 St George St, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Lynching of Isaac Barrett (a few steps from this marker); The Lynching of Isaac Barrett / Racial Violence in America (a few steps from this marker); Santo Domingo Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); The 1886 Old Drugstore (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cubo Line (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.
 
Los Floridanos Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011
2. Los Floridanos Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on April 17, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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