Juan Ponce de Leon was the Spanish explorer who claimed the territory around St Augustine for the Spanish. The colony itself was founded and led by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
Yes, St Augustine was originally a Spanish colony named San Agustín.
The Spanish founded the settlement of St. Augustine in 1565.
St Augustine was founded by Spanish explorers who were devout Catholics.
St Augustine was named by its initial Spanish settler, Pedro Ménendez de Avilés, after the patron saint of his hometown, Avila, Spain. In Spanish, it was originally called San Agustín.
In America, it is Saint Augustine, Florida which was found in 1565 by the Spanish.
In 1656 the Spanish founded St. Augustine.
St. Augustine was founded by the Spanish in 1565.
Yes, St Augustine was originally a Spanish colony named San Agustín.
The Spanish founded the settlement of St. Augustine in 1565.
St Augustine was founded by Spanish explorers who were devout Catholics.
Pedro Menendez
They founded both citiies.
Which Saint Augustine? There are several.
Augustine of Hippo
St Augustine was named by its initial Spanish settler, Pedro Ménendez de Avilés, after the patron saint of his hometown, Avila, Spain. In Spanish, it was originally called San Agustín.
There is no such saint. There is a Thomas Aquinas and an Augustine of Hippo but no Saint Augustine Aquinas.
The address of the Colonial Spanish Quarter And Spanish Quarter Museum is: 33 Saint George St, St Augustine, FL 32084