FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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St. Augustine
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Daytona Beach
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For Caroline
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1738 the Spanish governor established the runaways in their own fortified town, Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, about two miles north of St. Augustine, Florida.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tucked away in the marshes of St. Augustine, Fort Mose was a sanctuary for fugitive slaves seeking freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered the settlement of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose for short, as a settlement for those fleeing slavery from the English colonies in the Carolinas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Construction began on the Castillo de San Marcos in 1672 and lasted 23 years until 1695. Many Spanish forts preceded the Castillo. However, this one made of coquina was impenetrable to enemy attack and was fire resistant. The fort came under fire for the first time in 1702.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fort Mose in St. Augustine is the site of the first legally-sanctioned free African American settlement. While the fort itself no longer stands, the site it stood on still feels full of the groundbreaking history that was made there.