Source: Amy Notes (ID702)
Author: Howard, Amy (ID633)
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This is a perfect way to show how unknown FL was in the empire. Maybe Mont's orders even had this mi
This is a perfect way to show how unknown FL was in the empire. Maybe Mont's orders even had this mistake, and he thought it was an island.
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Royal cedulas frequently referred to FL as an island
Date Created: 2023-10-12 20:56:17
Source: The King?s Coffer (ID 83)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID 32)
Content_id: 3031
The copyists who produced these form letters frequently referred to Florida as an island—a natural mistake since the colony was in the administrative category of the Windward Isles (Isles de Barlovento). [Note 3: See cedula to “the royal officials of the island of Florida and its province 12/2/1613; Pedro Beltran de Santa Cruz, Havana 5/25/1657] AN151 (Bushnell KC)