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Menendez founded San Agustin and slew Fort Caroline
Source: The Debatable Land #557
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The French menace called for action, and Philip sent his ablest seaman to eject the intruders and colonize the threatened coasts. In September, 1565, Menendez de Aviles reached Florida with a large colony and founded San Agustin. Ten days later he marched stealthily overland, surprised Fort Caroline at dawn, and mercilessly slew most of its defenders.1
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