Pedro Menéndez de Avilés expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical expedition
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Cadiz,_Spain
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:establishedSettlement gptkb:St._Augustine,_Florida
gptkbp:fleetSize 11 ships
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pedro Menéndez de Avilés expedition
gptkbp:landedAt September 1565
gptkbp:notableEvent destruction of Fort Caroline
massacre at Matanzas Inlet
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:French_Huguenots
gptkbp:purpose establish Spanish presence in Florida
gptkbp:result founding of St. Augustine
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:startDate 1565
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luna_expedition_to_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7