Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

PedroMenéndezdeAvilés, (born February 15, 1519, Avilés of Spain - 17th September 1574, Santander died), he founded St. Augustine, Florida, a typical example of a conqueror. - brave, energetic, faithful, savage

He was born in a land gentleman and fled to the beach at the age of 14. In 1549, he was ordered by St. Roman Emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) to drive out pirates from the Spanish coast. Five years later he was appointed captain of the Indian fleet. He was an impatient, acting, reluctantly focusing on the details of management and creating many enemies imprisoned in 1563. Two years later he was released after regaining royal support.

Philippe II King was disturbed by the potential threat to the Spanish property of Huguenot settlements in the strategic region of the coast of Florida, so he settled in the colony and handled with the French in Florida I sent Menendez Aviles. The expedition sailed in July 1565 with a total of 11 vessels and about 2,000 crew members. On August 28 he entered St. Augustine Bay where he built a fortress. On 20th September he slaughtered all the inhabitants in the nearby French colony Caroline, hanging his body in a tree written as "infidels rather than French." Menéndezde Avilés later explored the Atlantic coast and set up a series of fortresses. The farthest north is St. Helena (now South Carolina). He was recalled to Spain in 1567 and later helped to form a squadron with England. He died when he was engaged in this work.

PedroMenéndezdeAvilés was born in an ancient aristocratic family of the Kingdom of Asturias. He is one of the youngest of Juan Alfonso Sánchezde Avilés and María Alonsoy Menéndez Arango who served as Catholic monarchs in the Granada war. His parents had twenty children, and Pedro was a child when his father died. When Donna Maria remarried, the boy was sent to live with his relatives who promised to supervise his education. Pedro and his guardian did not make friends, he left home. Six months later he was found in Valladolid and brought back to the foster's home. After all, in a war with France, he fought a small fleet in a fight against a French pirate ship harassed Spanish maritime trade.

PedroMenéndezdeAvilés of Adelantado, Florida died when he went to Spain in 1574 to fulfill his duties. While Menéndez was absent, PedroMenéndez's two son-in-law and deputy governor Don Diego de Velasco served as interim governor; after Menéndez's death he continued to hold the position. Mendez 's daughter, Catalina, inherited the title of Adelantado, Florida, her husband Hernando de Miranda was appointed governor. However, Miranda did not actually arrive in Santa Elena in February 1576. During his time as Velasco's provisional governor, he made some quarrels with pioneers who abused the Indians living near Saint Elena. This bad relationship with Indians led to a series of attacks on Saint Elena. Thirty soldiers died in this attack and eventually forced to abandon Sentenelna's fortress and town temporarily at the end of the summer of 1576.

PedroMenéndezdeAvilés (pronounced in Spanish: 15 February 15 - 15 September 1774) is a Spanish Admiral and an explorer from the Spanish Asturias region. The team and the establishment of Saint Augustine were memorized in Florida in 1565. This is almost the first successful Spanish colony in Florida, near the 3rd century is the most important city in this region. Saint Augustine is the oldest village in the USA, the oldest establishment in Europe. Menéndezde Avilés is also the first governor of Florida (1565-74)