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Fort Matanzas guards the southern waterway approach to St. Augustine.

Fort Matanzas Handbook

The National Parks Service's official guide to Fort Matanzas National Monument.

Seven men dressed in Spanish-era military costumes stand facing the camera. The leftmost five men are Black, depicting residents of Fort Mose — these men hold period accurate rifles, resting their stocks on the Florida grass. The rightmost two men are White and have more complex uniforms than the other five,

Fort Mose — Black Fortress of Freedom

The first destination of the Underground Railroad was here in St. Augustine.

A drawing of a Spanish party of Conquistadors which appears in the Codex Azcatitlan. Hernando Cortez and his teenage indigenous interpreter La Malinche lead the way. La Malinch is depicted with hair braids shaped like little horns. Juan Garrido is fourth from the front, surrounded by Spaniards wearing knights armor. One of these armored men holds a banner with an eagle on it. In the back of the procession, Aztec figures walk with bent backs as they carry loads of cargo (shaped like circles...).

Juan Garrido

An African Conquistador who passed through La Florida.

St. Augustine Under Three Flags front cover

St. Augustine Under Three Flags: A Pictorial History of Fort Marion

A 1925 article about the history of the Castillo de San Marcos