Ep. 0181: Place of the Slaughter

This Dangerous History Podcast episode covers a dramatic but very little-known conflict in the early history of colonial North America, which culminated in multiple mass murders of European colonists by other, rival European colonists.

Join CJ as he discusses:

• An overview of early Spanish attempts at colonizing La Florida, which were a series of major failures running from Ponce de Leon in 1519 to Tristan de Luna in 1559, after which the Spanish Crown ended all attempts at colonizing the region
• The beginning of French Huguenot involvement in Florida, which renewed Spanish interest in the area
• Spain’s decision to make one last attempt to colonize Florida, to be led by Pedro Menendez de Aviles
• The race to Florida between Menendez’ expedition and that of Huguenot leader Jean Ribault
• The conflict in Florida between the Spanish Catholics and French Huguenots, culminating in multiple cold-blooded massacres
• The legacy of all this not only for the history of Florida, but the subsequent colonial history of North America

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• DHP Ep. 0071: The Calusa Indians