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Nov 18, 1501
Spanish Settlers
Spainsh settlers bring African slaves to the New World -
Apr 2, 1513
Free Africans
Free Africans juan Garrido Gonzales de leon accompany peon de leon in his exploration of la florida. -
Nov 18, 1526
First enslaved Africans
First enslaved Africans brought North America by Lucas Vazques de Allyon expedition; established settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape in present-day Georgia; this is the first European settlement in the geographic United States -
Nov 18, 1528
Panfilo Narvaez
Panfilo Narvaez attempts to settle area Tempa bay with 600 people, including slaves. Lack of supplies and hurricanes doom venture. -
Nov 15, 1536
Four Survivors
Four Survivors of the doomed Tampa Bay settlement end up in Mexico cirg after walking through wilderness for eight years. Estevanicp, an African slave, ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way -
Nov 15, 1539
Hernandez de solo
Hernandez de solo explores Florida and much of the present-day southeastern United States with the aid of free and enslaved Africans -
Nov 15, 1565
St. Augustire
the oldest perment 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. -
Spainsh Government
Spanish Government in Florida grants freedom to all the runaway slaves from English colonies to the north if slaves agree to convert to Roman Catholicism. -
Hundreds of slaves
Hundreds of slaves from Georgia and the Cardinas escape to Florida as a resukt of Spanish government decision. -
Francisco Menendez
Franciso Menendez, an escaped slave from the Carolinas, agrees to help defend Florida from the British in exchange for freedom. Establishes fort mose, the first free black settlement in the present-day USA, two miles north of St.Augustine -
English Invaders
English invaders capture Fort Mose; blacks and Spaniards recapture it a few -
Spain Trades
Spain trades Florida to England in exchange for Havana, Cuba, which Spain had lost during the seven Year's War; as a result, larger rice and indigo plantations pop up akong the St.John's River in East Florida; thousands of slaves are imported from Africa or brought south from other colonies