Santa Elena
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Santa Elena was a 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement on present-day Parris Island, South Carolina, that served as the capital of Spanish Florida for a time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Elena canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial settlement
ⓘ
former populated place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Spanish rivalry in North America
ⓘ
attacks by Native American groups ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate: 32.3°N 80.7°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| economy |
mission activity among Native Americans
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| endTime | 1587 ⓘ |
| followedBy | St. Augustine (as principal center of Spanish Florida) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Native American allies and converts
ⓘ
Spanish colonists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Fort San Felipe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort San Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInstitution | Santa Elena Foundation (interpretive and research organization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | La Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1566 ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Parris Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
present-day South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Port Royal Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Port Royal, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | capital of Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| presentUseOfSite | U.S. military installation area ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
consolidation of Spanish presence at St. Augustine
ⓘ
military withdrawal by Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replaces | San Miguel de Gualdape (as main Spanish focus in the region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
abandonment by Spanish forces in 1587
ⓘ
capital of Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| startTime | 1566 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.