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Jan 1, 1501
New Home
Spanish settlers bring african slaves to the New World -
Jan 1, 1513
Exploring
Free Africans Juan Garrido and Juan Gonzalez de Leon accompany Ponce de Leon in his exploration of La Florida -
Jan 1, 1526
New Slaves in a New Land
First enslaved Africans brought to the North America by Lucas Vazquez de Allyon expedition; established settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape in present-day Georgia; this is the first European setllement in the geographic United Sates -
Jan 1, 1528
Doomed Settlement
Panfilo Narvaez attempts to setlle area near Tampa Bay with 600 people, including slaves. Lack of Supplies and hurricanes doom venture. -
Jan 1, 1536
8 year jouney to refuge
Four survivors of the doomed Tampa Bay settlement end up in mexico after walking through wilderness for eight years. Estevanico, an African slave, ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way. -
Jan 1, 1539
Helped by Slaves
Hernandez de Soto explores Florida and much of the present-day southeastern United States with the aid of free and enslaved Africans -
Jan 1, 1565
Oldest Settlement
St. Augustine, the oldest permamanent city in the USA, established by Spain. It is home to over 600 people including 50 african slaves. Some of these slaves immediately escape into the surrounding wilderness. -
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They Escaped !
Hundreds of slaves from Georgia and the colonies escape to florida as a result of spanish government's decision. -
Defense for Freedom
Francisco Menedez, an escaped slave from the Carolina's, agreed to help defend Florida from the British in exhange for freedom. Establishes Fort Mose, the first free black settlement in the present-day USA, two miles North of St. Augustine. -
Capture the Fort
English invadors capture Fort Mose; blacks and spaniards make attempts to recapture it -
Trading Countries and Importing Slaves
Spain trades Florida to England in exchange for Havana and Cuba which Spain had lost during the Seven Year's War; as a result large rice and indigo plantations pop up along the St. Johns river in East FLroida; thousands of slaves are imported from Africa or brought south from other colonies
