"Secrets of Spanish Florida"

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I saw this two hour documentary on PBS 12/26.
It's part of their 'Secrets of the Dead' series.
Well worth watching, in my humble opinion.

"Secrets of Spanish Florida" video at:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/secrets-spanish-florida-full-episode/3666/

"The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded in 1565–two generations before the settlements in Jamestown and Plymouth–not by English Protestants, but by the Spanish.

Nearly 125 years before the Emancipation Proclamation—in 1738—a colony of 100 former slaves had already been given their freedom and their own land in Spanish La Florida.

55 years before the Pilgrims even arrived in Plymouth, the first true Thanksgiving took place in St. Augustine, Florida."

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1. Thanks for the tip

Our family finds lost Spanish treasure in the ocean . So this is very interesting for fans of old Florida history. Check out our fabulous recoveries and google Booty Salvage. We are on FBbtoo. Enjoy.