Menéndez de Avilés

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Menéndez de Avilés is the surname of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the 16th-century Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine in Florida.

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instanceOf Spanish admiral
colonial governor
explorer
human
allegiance Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
birthDate 1519-02-15
birthPlace Asturias NERFINISHED
Avilés NERFINISHED
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
citizenship Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
conflict Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the Atlantic
French–Spanish rivalry in Florida
country Spain
deathDate 1574-09-17
deathPlace Cantabria NERFINISHED
Santander NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
employer Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
era 16th century
familyName Menéndez de Avilés NERFINISHED
founderOf St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED
foundingDateOfStAugustine 1565-09-08
givenName Pedro NERFINISHED
heritage Asturian
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Navy NERFINISHED
militaryRank admiral
monarchServed Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Asturian Spanish
nobleTitle Adelantado NERFINISHED
notableEvent massacre of French Huguenots near Matanzas Inlet in 1565
notableFor founding St. Augustine, Florida
notableWork establishment of the first permanent European settlement in what is now the continental United States
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
naval officer
participatedIn Spanish colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED
attack on Fort Caroline
expeditions to Florida
positionHeld Adelantado of Florida NERFINISHED
Captain General of the Fleet of the Indies
Governor of Florida
regionOfActivity Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Florida NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Ana María de Solís NERFINISHED

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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés familyName Menéndez de Avilés