The first attempted settlement (aug 9, 1526 – oct 18, 1526)
Description:
Spanish explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón brings enslaved Africans to present-day South Carolina. the settlement failed within the first few months and some of the slaves might have possibly escaped, which would be one of the first instances of enslaved peoples resistance.“He got the idea from one of his slaves, who was from the coast of what later became South Carolina, became Ayllón’s slave and told the judge fantastic stories about his homeland. Whether or not Ayllón believed all of Francisco’s tales, he used them to inspire royal interest in the conquest of the southeastern coast of North America.” (Paar)
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Date:
aug 9, 1526
oct 18, 1526
~ 2 months and 10 days