Eventos
1513 - Ponce de Leon Lands near Present-Day Cape Canaveral1566 - FIRST FORT in St. Augustine burned by Indians1565 - Pedro Menedez lands in St Augustine & quickly takes Ft Caroline1527 - Panfilo de Narvaez1539 - Hernando de Soto1559 - Tristan de Luna1586 - Sir Fancis Drake burns the city downSeptember 2nd, 1599 - Fire & Hurricane destroys city1668 - Pirate Robert Searles plunders town & kills 60June 26th 1740 - Spanish & Black troops crept out of the lines and drove them from FT Mose1693 - Spain's King Charles II grants liberty to all escaped slaves that can make it to FloridaMay 1740 - General Ogelthorpe occupies Ft Mose and drops siege guns on Anastasia Island and bombards the Fort/City for 27 daysJuly 7th 1740 - Two ships from Havana appear on the horizon bringing relief - Oglethorpe retreats.1763 - French & Indian War Ends / Treaty of Paris gives Spanish Florida to the British in exchange for CubaJuly 12th, 1784 - Official transfer of government from England to Spain1906 - A group of local women prevent city officials from demoloshing the "City Gates"1827 - Ralph Waldo Emerson visits for 10 weeks1812 - Monumento de la Constitucion erectedJuly 10th, 1821 - Spain sells Florida to United States for 5 Million DollarsApril 1888 - Franklin Smith sells Casa Monica Hotel to Henry FlaglerJanuary 9th, 1861 - Florida becomes the 3rd state to seceed from the Union1883 - Henry Flagler makes his first visit to St. AugustineDecember 1888 - Alcazar Hotel opens (now Lightner Museum)January 30th, 1888 - Franklin Smith opens Casa Monica HotelDecember 1891 - Old Jail is built by Pauley Jail Company paid by Henry Flagler1927 - Bridge of Lions is Completed1928 - Exchange Bank Building is completed1988 - Lincolnville listed in National Register of Historic Places1937 - St. Augustine Alligator Farm opens in current location1874 - St. Augustine Lighthouse & Keepers Quarters completed1492 - Christopher Columbus lands in what today is the BahamasMay 14th, 1607 - Jamestown Colony Founded in East VirginiaFebruary 1733 - Savannah and the Colony of Georgia Founded1566 - SECOND FORT in St. Augustine1566 - THIRD FORT in St. Augustine1571 - FOURTH FORT in St. Augustine1586 - SIXTH FORT in St. Augustine1579 - FIFTH FORT in St. Augustine1742 - FORT MATANZAS Completed1587 - SEVENTH FORT in St. Augustine1604 - EIGHTH FORT in St. Augustine1653 - NINTH FORT in St. Augustine1808 - Current City Gates built1837 - Osceola seized under a flag of truce and imprisoned at the Fort1961 Henry Thomas arrested at Woolworth'sSeptember 18th, 1963 - KKK Rally 4 black men beatenMay 26th, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King speaks @ 1st BaptistJune 11th, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King arrested at the Monson Motor LodgeJune 18th, 1964 - Swim-In at the Monson Motor LodgeJuly 2nd, 1964 - Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964October 1st, 1971 - Walt Disney World opens in OrlandoPeríodos
1st Spanish Period 1565-1763British Period 1763-17842nd Spanish Period 1784-1821COLONIAL ERAExploration Period 1513-1565AMERICAN ERAU.S. Territorial Period 1821-1845Early Statehood Period 1845-1861U.S. Civil War 1861-1865Post Civil War Period 1865-1885Flagler Era 1885-191321st Century & Restoration 1913-Present1672-1695 Castillo de San Marcos Constructed1765-1783 American RevolutionPre-Columbian Period
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