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Pedro Menendez de Aviles
1519 Born in Aviles
1543 Served in Bazans fleet
1548 Received commission from Maximilian to pursue corsairs
1550 second commission trip to the Indies
1552 held captive by the French
July 12 1554 takes Philip to England for wedding to Mary
1563 Return from Cuba and thrown into Prison
August 25 1565 Spots Florida on the Feast day of St. Augustine
September 2 1565 Troops go ashore and September 3 Menendez (south of St. Augustine)
September 9 1565 Founder of St. Augustine
September 18 1565 Sets out to attack Fort Caroline
September 20 1565 Takes Fort Caroline (132 Frenchmen killed)
September 29 1565 Murder of first 200 men at Mantanzas
October 12 1565 Murder of Ribault and other at Mantanzas
November 2 1565 Leaves St. Augustine for attack on remaining French
November 26 1565 Remaining French surrender
March 20 1566 Return to St. Augustine
May 18 1567 Return to Spain
February 10 1573 Menendez named Captain General of the Great Armada
September 17 1574 Menendez dies in Spain and is buried in San Nicolas in Aviles