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A Spanish Expedition Established St. Augustine in Florida

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Drake's attack on St. Augustine

Sir Francis Drake's 1586 assault on St. Augustine--the earliest printed depiction of any European town within what is now the United States

CREDIT: Boazio, Baptista. Maps and views illustrating Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage, 1585-6, ca.1589.Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. Call Number G3291.S12 s000 .B6.


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