The Enterprise of Florida: Pedro Menendez de Aviles and the Spanish Conquest of 1565-1568 - Softcover

Lyon, Eugene

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ISBN 10: 0813007771 ISBN 13: 9780813007779

Verlag: University Press of Florida, 1983

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Adelantado: A Spanish or Spanish colonial official, appointed to represent the King's interest in frontier areas in return for grants of authority and certain revenues and exemptions. --from the glossary of The Enterprise of Florida This biography of Pedro Menendez de Aviles, described as "magisterial" by Florida Historical Quarterly, explicates the role of private conquerors in Spanish expansion. Using primary materials in Spanish and Florida archives, many studied for the first time, Eugene Lyon refutes the claim that the Spanish contract to settle Florida was signed with Menendez in response to news of the French foothold at Fort Caroline. Not merely an expedition of military dominance or even of religious zeal, the Florida enterprise was primarily a joint commercial venture between Menendez and the Crown, with the adelantado assuming most of the risks. Menendez negotiated contracts for opening trade and agricultural centers, and he exploited family ties, particularly with his Asturian kinship group, who supported the adventure with men, ships, and money.

Biografía del autor:

Eugene Lyon retired in 1998 from Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida, where he had been executive director of the Center for Historic Research. He has written many scholarly and popular works, including the book The Search for the "Atocha" and articles for National Geographic. His companion work to The Enterprise of Florida will take the story of Pedro Menendez's settlement past his death to the end of Spanish Florida's private government and the abandonment of Santa Elena in 1587, and will contain an epilogue describing the finish of Menendez's lawsuit against the Crown in 1633.

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• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0813007771
• ISBN 13: 9780813007779
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280