Spanish conquest of Florida

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Spanish colonization of the Americas colonial conquest historical event military campaign

The Spanish conquest of Florida was a series of 16th-century expeditions and military campaigns through which Spain attempted to explore, subdue, and colonize the Florida peninsula and surrounding regions, encountering strong resistance from Indigenous peoples and rival European powers.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hernando de Soto expedition of 1539–1543	1
Narváez expedition	1
Narváez expedition to Florida	1
Spanish Florida (indirectly)	1
Spanish–French conflict in Florida	1
massacre at Fort Caroline	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ colonial conquest ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aim	colonization of Florida ⓘ control of strategic sea routes in the Caribbean ⓘ expansion of Spanish Empire ⓘ exploration of Florida ⓘ subjugation of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
commander	Hernando de Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Ponce de León ⓘ Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ⓘ Pánfilo de Narváez NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristán de Luna y Arellano ⓘ
conflictWith	French colonization attempts in Florida ⓘ Indigenous resistance in Florida ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
endTime	late 16th century ⓘ
follows	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
hasEffect	integration of Florida into Spanish imperial networks ⓘ spread of Christianity in Florida ⓘ
hasPart	Mission San Luis de Apalachee ⓘ surface form: Apalachee missions Guale missions ⓘ Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hernando de Soto expedition of 1539–1543 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés campaign of 1565 ⓘ Ponce de León expedition of 1513 ⓘ Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 ⓘ Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spanish–French conflict in Florida Franciscan missions ⓘ surface form: Timucua missions Tristán de Luna y Arellano expedition of 1559–1561 ⓘ founding of St. Augustine ⓘ Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: massacre at Fort Caroline
languageOfRecord	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Florida peninsula La Florida ⓘ Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ surface form: Southeastern North America
opponent	Apalachee people ⓘ Calusa ⓘ surface form: Calusa people Huguenots ⓘ surface form: French Huguenot colonists Guale people ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Mocama people ⓘ Timucua ⓘ surface form: Timucua people
partOf	Spanish colonization of North America ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
result	creation of mission system in Florida ⓘ destruction of French Fort Caroline ⓘ establishment of Spanish Florida ⓘ founding of St. Augustine in 1565 ⓘ heavy Indigenous population losses ⓘ long-term Spanish presence in Florida ⓘ
significantPlace	Apalachee ⓘ surface form: Apalachee Province Fort Caroline ⓘ Pensacola Bay ⓘ St. Augustine ⓘ Tampa Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1513 ⓘ 16th century ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish colonization of the Americas → hasPart → Spanish conquest of Florida ⓘ

Spanish conquest of Florida → hasPart → Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hernando de Soto expedition of 1539–1543

Spanish conquest of Florida → hasPart → Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish–French conflict in Florida

Spanish conquest of Florida → hasPart → Spanish conquest of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: massacre at Fort Caroline

Yamasee War → mainBelligerent → Spanish conquest of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Florida (indirectly)

Pánfilo de Narváez → participatedIn → Spanish conquest of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narváez expedition to Florida

Pánfilo de Narváez → wasCommanderOf → Spanish conquest of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narváez expedition