pedro menendez de aviles By dlotra5 Feb 15, 1519 pedro menendez de aviles was born to a noble pesent family. pedro menendez de aviles was born to a noble pesent family. Period: Feb 15, 1519 to Mar 1, 1574 the timesspan for the timeline Jun 1, 1526 pedro menendez de aviles ran away from home. Feb 21, 1540 Went to Millarty during a young adult to learn some new things. Jan 1, 1554 pedro menendez de aviles was pointed captain of the indes treasure fleet Mar 20, 1555 pedro got assined to find florida and battle pirates. Mar 20, 1560 pedro got to florida acouple of years later. Jan 1, 1570 Pedro Menendez de Aviles left Florida to tell everyone in spain about Florida Sep 14, 1574 pedro menendez de aviles died in a battle agansat the british