Fortresses on Sand: The History of Florida -- pt. 3
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The History of Saint Augustine
In 16 68, saint augustine was sacked by pirates. Then there was the increasingly concerted and organized campaign by the english and the amase confederation to to harass, undermine and weaken florida. And it prompted a wave of new fortification around the colony. The spanish began the building of el castilloor, formerly el castilo de san marcos. It's designed to have very high walls and strong corner bastions from which they can fire off cannons. Also further to the west, the sp Spanish could no longer rely on the strength of these alligned christian indigenous groups so they began to fortify to the west as well. Now finally, the last really
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