Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

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title: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
text: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, Asturias. He is notable for planning the first Spanish treasure fleet and founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful European settlement in Spanish Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited, European-established settlement in the continental United States. Menéndez de Avilés was the first gover
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description: Spanish Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1519–1574)
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date created: 2004-04-27T19:01:46Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T14:26:54Z
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