European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Exploring Spain s hoped Lor Empire in la Florida Spanish cent even pet do As depleted in painting by John Berkey reaches the Annast Levalley in 567 and meets ancestor of the Creek Ana Cherokee. From us first attempt at settlement in Isis Spain repeatedly tried to control the vast lands North of Mexico. America s forgotten Century bloody Battles in la Florida manorial geographic Olu aus discovery in 1492 and Jamestown s Loundagin 1g07 Are Miles Innes of Early North Amu can history mat Ara As familiar to Motl americans As the fourth of july but what happened during thai Loi Gollen Cerili iry in below can "wa5 Ever a Laic More writ in blood than this -1 or Moie put away from memory Loi Dyllo remains bul Bane and Parchment Wriles senior associate editor Joseph judge n National it Wai a vial Uhl bloody 16th Century of exploration epidemic conflagration and Colo Zuahon what is now the Eastern Unildo Stales spaniard Frenchman. Indian and englishman battled or Emues in Iho Larj known As la Florida. Which Sorc thud irom key West to the Mouth of me is Lawrence from Iho Atlantic Olcha to the Distant Pacific a decade of digging by and scholars. Judge reports has greatly enlarged oui kno Wladga of Spain s astonishing Lizul failed attempt Tor Conquest anal Sotl Lemeul in Eastern North America remains of he Long lg5l colonial capital d Spanish la Florida. Santa Elena have Hcan unearthed beneath the Goll course at the Parris Island Marine corps base in South Carolina by archaeology Sli Inley South. Besides Tai Lori Ifird capital which survived from i56g la 1587 and once supported too settlers other landmarks of Ihal Oil Ejli Clad Century include first european sell Lemont Wilhm inc present Unildo slates at san Miguel do Gual Dape probably in Georgia in 1526 led by wealthy Spanish lawyer Lucas Vasquez do a lion the 500 colonists included men. Oman children soldiers i icily arid the Dusl Black slaves to Leach american shores bul Guai Dape was soon abandoned and lost , us Ifie Mississippi River in 15-11 by spaniard Lemando do Soto founding of is Augustine Flain 15g5. Inc oldest con Mously inhabited City in the United slats. Establishment of the first successful Christian Mission in Iho present untied slates it Balari North Carolina in 1566 during capt. Juan Pardo s explorations. He reached the Tennessee Valley Bolero turning Hack to Santa Elena. The first important paintings of North am fica. Made by Orlist Jacques Lemoyne do morgues who accompanied the1 second French expedition to la Florida in 1563, fighting All Indian attack and foreign Molrude Spain dominated la Florida s bloody Renlun. The Fust French at capt at a foothold tailed Afler murder and Mutiny forced the abandonment of Charleston erected in 1562 near today s port Royal. S c those Ioctl among the Garrison of 30 men made a pitiful boat of Pine vines and Moss. Judge writes. The overloaded bark sailed somehow into the open allanic and was becalmed for 21 Days. The men ale their clothing drank their own urine he writes then made this motion that it was belter that one Man should die than that so Many. Should perish.1 " that lated Man s flesh was divided equally among his Fellows. Amazingly this ship of honors reached the european coast. When French protestants finally a foothold Al fort Caroline in 1564 today s Northern Florida icy inflamed a bitter conflict with Catholic Spain. Furious. Spain s King Philip is ordered one of his most capable captains Menendoz de Aviles to drive out the French by what Means you see Menendez hoped to turn u Florida into a personal Empire As Cartes had done in Mexico. With Many banners spread to the sound of trumpets and salutes o Menendez came ashore in 1565 and settled is. Augustine. In 1065 Archean dist Kathleen Dagan found the remains o his fort in a still open held behind Fountain of youth Park. With 500 men and the cry Santiago Menendez stormed the unguarded for Caroline. They vied with one another to see who could Best Cut the throats of our people said a survivor. In an hour 132 French corpses Lille Rcd the land. The victorious Menendez moved North in 1566, building the first foil Al Santa Elena the capital that was to protect Spanish claims and Servo As a base Lor exploration. From Santa Elena expeditions reached the Tennessee Valley and the Chesapeake Bay. At Santa Elena disease and Indian attacks were constant threats an Indian rising in 1576 torched town and Lort. But the greatest Wolo Spanish America was struck by England s sir Francis Drake who swept through the Caribbean in 1566 with 42 vessels and 2.000 men. When his huge Lorca arrived Oil 5t, Augustine the Garrison put up a Token tight and fled. A year after Drake s assault Santa Elena s 33 families were ordered to tear Down their rebuilt fort and move to St. Augustine where defences would be concentrated. Respito their vigorous protests it was done. Santa Elena was no More Long forgotten. Bul the Muse of history delights in Small ironies judge writes. When a Spanish caravel sailed into Chesapeake Bay in 1011 under pretext of searching for a loss ship it captured a Young English Pilot named John Clark. One of those aboard the caravel was imprisoned for five Reeis a Virginia in letters smuggled Home. Don Diego a Molina denounced English designs on a land to which Spain had an ancient and honorable claim calling Jamestown a new Algiers in America " Clark had been taken to Spain and interrogated and m due course each Man was returned to his native land Clark returned to the sea and found work to his liking As of
