Murder & Revenge on America’s First Coast: A French-Spanish Rivalry with Peter Hill

Discover how France and Spain clashed for control of 16th-century Florida, fueled by royal ambition, religious tensions, and personal revenge. Learn about key figures like Jean Ribault, René Goulaine de Laudonnière, and Pedro Menéndez, and see how their actions turned the NorthEast Florida into the stage for Europe’s first major conflict in North America. This talk led by Peter Hill reveals the power plays and surprising alliances that shaped America’s First Coast and set the tone for centuries of colonial rivalry.

12 PM in Baker Hall and Streamed Online