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spanish settlers bring the african slaves to the new world.
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free africans Juan Garrido and Juan Gonzalez de Leon accompany ponce de leon in his exploration of La flordia
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first enslaved africans brought to north america by lucas vazquez 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
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panfilo narvaez attemps to settle area near tampa bay with 600 people including slaves. the didnt have much supplies and hurricanes doom venture
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four surviors of doomed tampa bay settlement end up in mexico city after walking through wilderness for eight years . estevanio an african slave ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way
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hernando de soto explores florida and much of the present-day southeastern Untied states with the aid of free and enslaved africans.
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st. Augustine , the oldesst permanent city in the USA, established by Spain. It is home to over 600 people, including 50 Africans slave. Some os these slaves immediately escape into the surrounding wilderness.
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Spanish government in florida grants freedom to all runaway slaves from englis colonies to the north if slaves agree to convert to roman catholicism.
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francisco menendez, an escaped slavefrom 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 of st. Augustine
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english inavders capture fort mose, blacks and spaniards recapture it a few.
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spain trades florida to england in exchange for havana, cube which spain had lost during the seven years war as a result ,large rice and indigo plantaionspop up laong the st.John's river in east florida . tohusands of slaves are imported from the africa or brought south from other colonies.
