Pedro Menendez de Aviles By Bekah Christina Kobe

Pedro Menendez de Aviles By: Bekah, Christina, Kobe, and Jeffery

Background of Pedro Menendez de Aviles • Pedro Menendez de Aviles was born on Febuary 15, 1519 and died September 17, 1574. • • Pedro Menendez de Aviles was born in Aviles, Spain and died in Santander, Spain. His family were gentry, and he was one of nineteen brothers and sisters. [ gentry ] – people of good social position.

Background of Pedro Menendez de Aviles • At the age of fourteen he ran away to sea, and was engaged until he was thirty in a life of adventure as a corsair. • At a young age Pedro became the commander of a small fleet of ships. • Pedro’s death was caused by a war.

Results of Pedro Menendez de Aviles • Pedro Menendez beat the French at Fort Caroline. • He began the colony of St. Augustine. • He wanted to make sure that all Florida`s stayed under Spain’s control.

Results Pedro became Florida`s first Spanish colonial governor. The Timucuan Indians helped Pedro build Fort Caroline

Sponsor and Goal of Pedro Menendez de Aviles • Pedro Menendez de Aviles’ sponsor is King Philip 2 nd of Spain. • His goal was that he became the first govnor of Florida. • Another goal was to kill the French.

Pedro menendez de aviles He went to a fisherie. He stoped biy one more fisherie. He fant the new wold !