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St. Augustine (/ ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; Spanish: San Agustín [san aɣusˈtin]) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States, located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville.
History of Florida. St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the continental United States, was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The Spanish Crown issued an asiento to Menéndez, signed by King Philip II on March 20, 1565, granting him various titles, including that ...
October 15, 1924. The Castillo de San Marcos ( Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, Florida . It was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza, with construction beginning in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding ...
The González–Álvarez House, also known as The Oldest House, is a historic house museum at 14 St. Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida. With a construction history dating to about 1723, it is believed to be the oldest surviving house in St. Augustine. It is also an important example of St. Augustine's Spanish colonial architectural style ...
Fort Mose (originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose[ 3] [Royal Grace of Saint Teresa of Mose], [ 4] and later as Fort Mose, [ 2] or alternatively Fort Moosa or Fort Mossa[ 5]) is a former Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1738, the governor of Spanish Florida, Manuel de Montiano, had the fort established as a free black ...
Mexia also created a map [2] in color. His journey completed in 1605, his Derrotero and map were sent to the King of Spain in a letter from Pedro de Ibarra. His letters and map show native towns and place names south of St. Augustine. These include: Surruque In New Smyrna Beach. Mexia and his party arrived at Surruque on June 6, 1605, and ...
This is a locator map showing Saint Johns County in Florida. David Benbennick made this map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps .
Florida. County. St. Johns. Anastasia Island is a barrier island located off the northeast Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States. It sits east of St. Augustine, running north–south in a slightly southeastern direction to Matanzas Inlet. The island is about 14 miles (23 km) long [1] [2] and an average of 1 mile in width.