Colonial Era

Dublin Core

Title

Colonial Era

Description

This collection gathers all items on this website related to the First Spanish Period (1513-1763), the period of British rule (1763-1786), and the Second Spanish Period (1786-1821). These materials are co-published by the North Florida Editorial Workshop and coloniaLab.

Language

es, en

Coverage

Colonial Florida

Collection Items

Plano número 1. de la barra y río de San Juan desde su entrada hasta dos millas más arriba del paso de San Nicolás... (1791)
This map covers the Saint John's River and environs from the Atlantic coast to the current site of Jacksonville, Florida. It includes defenses and fortifications, the pass of Fort San Nicolás being within the western boundary of the image.

Letter from Jose Martines to Enrique White, Nov. 20, 1797
Intelligence report written to Governor Enrique White about a pig that was eaten by soldiers at Fort St. Nicholas and later claimed by a resident named Flora who demanded two pesos in compensation.

Letter from Jose Martines to Enrique White, May 6, 1800
Intelligence report written to Governor Enrique White about two Indians who presented themselves at Fort St. Nicholas claiming ownership of an escaped black slave.

An official dispatch, including "autos" from Spanish Florida to the King of Spain in his Council of the Indies

An official dispatch from Spanish Florida to the King of Spain in his Council of the Indies

An official dispatch from Spanish Florida to the King of Spain in his Council of the Indies
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