The Spanish Colonial Kitchen

Name: The Spanish Colonial Kitchen
Start: 2018-10-27T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-10-28T14:45:00-04:00
Location: Fort Matanzas National Monument

Period re-enactors demonstrate how the Spanish Colonial kitchen was influenced by the many cultures that created St. Augustine.

Please Note: This event is from 2018

The Spanish Colonial Kitchen

(904) 471-0116

South of St. Augustine.
8635 A1A S.
St. Augustine, FL 32080

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Fort Matanzas presents a free Living History Day on the topic, "Cultural Influences in the Spanish Colonial Kitchen," on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Re-enactors dressed as Spanish colonial women will describe the life of a typical woman in St. Augustine during Spanish colonial times and demonstrate how foods from three different cultures (Native American, African, and Spanish) combined to create a unique new cuisine in 1740s colonial Spanish Florida.

The event will include a display of a Spanish soldier's equipment pack, a discussion of the Fort's role as protector of St. Augustine's southern approach, and junior ranger activities.

Admission: FREE

When: From 10:00 a.mn. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Visitors are advised to call (904) 471-0116 to confirm the event.

Where: Fort Matanzas is located on Rattlesnake Island and visitors must take a ferry ride to get to it. The Fort Matanzas Visitor Center and gift shop are located at 8635 A1A, about 15 miles south of St. Augustine.