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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Census-Designated Places in St. Johns County, Florida, Cities in St. Johns County, Florida, Towns in St. Johns County, Florida, Unincorporated Communities in St. Johns County, Florida, St. Augustine, Florida, Hastings, Florida, Palm Valley, Florida, Fruit Cove, Florida, St. Augustine Shores, Florida, Vilano Beach, Florida, St. Augustine Beach, Florida, Marineland, Florida, Sawgrass, Florida, Crescent Beach, Florida, Butler Beach, Florida, St. Augustine South, Florida, Flagler Estates, Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Nocatee, St. Johns County, Florida, St. Johns, Florida, Julington Creek, Florida, Julington Creek Plantation, Florida, Switzerland, Florida, Elkton, Florida, Vermont Heights, Florida, Spuds, Florida, Armstrong, Florida. Excerpt: St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The vicinity of St. Augustine was first explored in 1513 by Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon who was then the governor of nearby Puerto Rico. Ponce de Leon claimed the region for the Spanish crown. Prior to the founding of St. Augustine in 1565, several earlier failed attempts at European colonization in what is now Florida were made by both Spain and France. Amongst the Spanish attempts to settle the area, one was made by Tristn de Luna y Arellano in 1559 in the Pensacola area. The French attempt at settlement of the area began in 1562 under the Protestant Norman navigator Jean Ribault and under the colonial organizer Protestant French Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. The expedition departed from France in February of 1562 with 150 colonists. After exploring the river San Juan (St. Johns River) in May of 1562, de Coligny named it May River (as this was the month when he found it), landed in the area and claimed it for France. The expedition sailed... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=109790
