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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519-1574) founded St. Augustine in 1565. His expedition was documented by his brother-in-law, Gonzalo Solís de Merás, who left a detailed and passionate account of the events leading to the establishment of America's oldest city.

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A welcome addition to the published canon of La Florida primary sources. . . . This book succeeds resoundingly in its goal to offer this new manuscript copy of Solís de Merás to historians of Florida and the wider United States." - H-Florida

"A welcome contribution to sixteenth-century scholarship. . . . Offers an important perspective on a contested historical space." - Journal of Southern History

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      Publisher: University Press of Florida
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2020
      ISBN13: 9780813068428, 978-0813068428
      ISBN10: 0813068428
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519-1574) founded St. Augustine in 1565. His expedition was documented by his brother-in-law, Gonzalo Solís de Merás, who left a detailed and passionate account of the events leading to the establishment of America's oldest city.

      Trade Review
      A welcome addition to the published canon of La Florida primary sources. . . . This book succeeds resoundingly in its goal to offer this new manuscript copy of Solís de Merás to historians of Florida and the wider United States." - H-Florida

      "A welcome contribution to sixteenth-century scholarship. . . . Offers an important perspective on a contested historical space." - Journal of Southern History

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