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First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.

St. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish settlers, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in what is now the contiguous United States.

St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement San Agustín, because his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augustine. The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years.

Events Before

  1. The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and

    The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

  2. Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels

    Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels

  3. England and France sign the Treaty of Troyes

    England and France sign the Treaty of Troyes

  4. (-31st) The first battle of Öland (between the islands of Gotland and Öland): Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden

    (-31st) The first battle of Öland (between the islands of Gotland and Öland): Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden

  5. Robert Dudley becomes Earl of Leicester

    Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.

Events After

  1. Foundation stone laid for the new city of La Valletta in Malta by Knights Hospitaller Grand Master Jean de Valette

    Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568.

  2. Three hundred nobles in the Habsburg Netherlands submit the Compromise of Nobles petition to Margaret of Parma against t

    Three hundred nobles in the Habsburg Netherlands submit the Compromise of Nobles petition to Margaret of Parma against the Inquisition and the enforcement of the placards against heresy

  3. Tribunal convicts Agnes Waterhouse of witchcraft and sentences her to be the first British woman executed for the crime

    Tribunal convicts Agnes Waterhouse of witchcraft and sentences her to be the first British woman executed for the crime (Chelmsford, England)

  4. Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England

    Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England

  5. Protestant Iconoclasm "Beeldenstorm" (Iconoclastic Fury) begins in the European Low Countries

    Protestant Iconoclasm "Beeldenstorm" (Iconoclastic Fury) begins in the European Low Countries

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The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on September 8, 1565?
St. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.
Why is First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Fl... historically important?
Augustine. The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years.

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