Spanish Culture in Florida

St. Augustine, Florida

San Augustine, Florida

The City of St. Augustine is the nation's oldest settlement, having been founded by the
Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain, in 1565 (42 years before the Jamestown
Settlement).
It is the same location in which Ponce de Len believed the fountain of youth to be.

Castillo De San Marcos

Began Construction in 1672 and was very helpful in keeping Florida under Spanish
rule.
built from a rock called coquina which was a main factor for its strength and
defense against enemies.
Able to hold all residents of St. Augustine.
shape of fort gave the ability of NO blind spots.

St. Augustine Today

Today, many of the aspects are still here. you can visit many of the sites such as the
fountain of youth and the castillo de San Marcos.

Miami
Miami has a very rich hispanic culture thats not nearly as old as St. Augustine.

Little Havana/Calle Ocho

Little Havana is the most well known hispanic culture of Miami.

Heavy population of cuban residents

because Miami is so close to Cuba.

Application
On a half sheet of paper, answer these questions for me.
1.)

Which topic was more interesting to you: St. Augustine or Miami?

2.) What was the most interesting thing you learned about today?
3.) after learning about the two hispanic cultures, how inspired are you to check
these places out? why? (rate on a scale from 1 to 10.) (1 =not at all, 10=wanting to
live there).