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spanish settlers bring first african slaves to the new world.
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free african juan garrido and juan gonzalez de leon accommany juan ponce de leon in his exploration of la florida.
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First enslaved africans brought to north america by lucas vasquez de allyon expedition; established settlement of san miguel de gualdape in present-day geogia; this is the first european settlement in the geographic u.s.
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panfilo narvaez attempts to settle area near present-day tampa bay with 600 people, including slaves. lack of supplies and hurricanes doom venture.
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Four survivors of the doomed tampa bay settlement end up in mexico and the pacific after walking through wilderness for eight years. Estevanico, an african slave, ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way.
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Hernardo de soto explores florida and much of the presentg-day southern u.s with the aid of free and enslaved africans.
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st. augustine, the oldest permanet 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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st. augustine, the oldest permanet 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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spanish government in florida grants freedom to runaway slaves from south colonies to the north if slaves agree to convert to roman catholicism.
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1683-1738. Hundreds of slaves from english plantations and the south escaped to florida as a result of spanish governments desicion.
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francisco menendez, an escaped slave from the carolinas, agrees to help defend florida from british in exchange for freedom. establishes fort mose the first free black settlement in the present-day USA , two miles north of St. Augustine.
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english invaders capure fort mose; blacks and spaniards recapure it back later on.
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Spain Trades florida to English in exchange for havana, cuba, which spain had lost during the seven years war; as a result, large rice and indigo plantations pop up along the st.john river in east florida; thousands of slaves are imported from africa or brought south from other colonies.
