Event Details
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013
The Ordeal of the Spanish in Southwest Florida
Time: 2:00 pm til 3:00 pm
Location: North Fort Myers Public Library
Description: “Its subjugation is befitting His Majesty”: The Ordeal of the Spanish in Southwest Florida – This lecture will cover the movements and mindsets of Spanish explorers and settlers in southwest Florida from the earliest days of Ponce de Leon through the loss of La Florida to the British at the conclusion of the Seven Years’ War. Learn how the Spanish saw our area’s unusual first inhabitants and unique environment and how their movements on these isolated coasts affected Spain’s larger global political machine.
FPAN is co-hosting this event.
