Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

PedroMenéndezdeAvilés (February 15, 1519 - September 17, 1574) was the best known Spanish admiral and explorer when founded in St. Augustine, Florida on August 28, 1565. It is the first time that Spain has established a foothold in Florida. It is the oldest settlement place in Europe, the oldest port city, currently the mainland of the United States. The first colony was founded in the present place of the fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. Menees then became the first governor of Florida, Spain. Menenedes' career was a sailor who served the king. His first trip to Florida was finding his son Juan who suffered a shipwreck in 1561. However, today Jacksonville was founded by Huguenot in France under the rule of Rene Graynade Rodniere, he was asked to conquer the peninsula as Adelanto. He set up Saint Augustine in 1565, then attacked Caroline Fort and killed most of the inhabitants. Menendez is now a governor and he turned his attention to exploring the area and establishing further fortifications. He returned to Spain in 1567 and was appointed Governor of Cuba. He also traveled to Florida. He died in 1574

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.