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Jan 1, 1501
Spanish settlers bring African slaves to the New World
The skaves were imported like other products that were shipped around the world living in over crowded conditions usually contracting illnesses from rats on board or because of constant exposure to their own waste. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Free Africans Juan Garrido and Juan Gonzalez de LEon accompany Ponce de Leon in his exploration of La Florida -
Jan 1, 1526
First US European Settlement
The first enslaved Afrcains were brought over to present day Florida, making it the first European settelement. -
Nov 15, 1528
Landing in Tampa Bay
Panfilo Narvez attempted to settle neat Tampa Bay with 600 people and slaves but a lack of supplies and natural disasters caused some complication. -
Jan 1, 1536
From the Wilderness to Mexico City
Four survivors from the Tampa Bay settlement ended up in Mexico City after walking through the wilderness for 8 years, -
Nov 18, 1539
Hernando de Soto's Florida Exploration
Hernando de Soto explored Florida with free and enslaved Africans. -
Sep 8, 1565
Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine is the oldest permanent city in the US that was established by Spain. It was home to over 600 people and was an area where some slaves ran free. -
Freedom At Last
The Spanish government granted freedom to all runaway slaves if the slaves agreed to convert to Roman Catholicism -
The Great Escape
As a result of the new Spanish rulings, hundreds of slaves escaped from Gerogia and the Carolinas -
Establishment of Fort Mose
An escaped slave, Francisco Mendez agreeded to help defend Florida from the British and helped established Fort Mose -
Capture
The English invaders capture Fort Mose and recapture some slaves and Spainards -
Florida gets Traded
Spain trades Florida to England at the end of the Seven Year's War for Havana, Cuba. Creating more plantations and importing more slaves.
