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Jan 1, 1501
Migration
Spanish settlers bring African slaves to the New World -
Jan 1, 1513
At Sea
Free Africans Juan Garrido and Juan Gonzales de Leo accopany Ponce de Leon in his exploration of La Florida -
Jan 1, 1526
The Very First
First enslaved Africans brought to North America by Lucas Vazquez de Allyon expedition; established settlment of San Miguel de Gualdape in present-day Georgia; thsi is the first European settlement in the geographic United States. -
Jan 1, 1528
Panfilo Narvaez
Panfilo Narvaez attempts to settle area near Tampa Bay with 600 people, including slaves. Lack of suppleis and hurricanes doom venture. -
Jan 1, 1536
8 years
Four survivors of the doomed Tampa Bay settlement end up in Mexico City after walking through wilderness for eight years. Estevanico, and African slave ensures their survival by learning to communicate with navtives along the way. -
Jan 1, 1539
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto explores Florida and much of the present-day southeastern United States with the aid of fre and enslaved Africans. -
Jan 1, 1565
The Great Escape
Staugustine, the oldest permanent 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. -
Converting Slaves
Spanish government in Florida grants freedom to all runaway slaves from English colonies to the north if slaves agree to convert to Roman Catholicism. -
Migration
Hundreds of slaves from Gorgia and the Caralina's escape to Florida as a result of Spanish Government's Decision. -
the agreement
Francisco 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 noth of St. Augustine. -
the Struggle
English invaders capture Fort Mose; blacks and Spaniards recapture it a few ays later. -
the trade
Spain trades Florida to England in exchange for Havana, Cuba, whish spain had lost during the Seven Year's War; as a result, large rice and indigo plantations pop up along the St.John's River in East Florida; thousands of slaves are imported from Africa or brought south from other colonies.
