First White Man Dies in America Historical

First White Man Dies in America Historical (HM1SUF)

Location: Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Charlotte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 26° 54.613', W 82° 5.744'

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Bahia del Espiritu Santo-1513

On this day, May 24, ships were sent to seek a mainland colony site and to sound and chart the newly found "Bay of the Holy Spirit" (Charlotte Harbor). For three weeks explorations continued, seldom by land. There were at least three meetings with the Caloosas; once they offered "guanin" (low gold) and skins for trade and promised more. But in other meetings fighting erupted and "several Indians" and one Spaniard were killed. Thus the first white man died in America, victim of Indian arrows and the place of his death was called "Matanca" (Pine Island).
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HM NumberHM1SUF
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Placed ByThe City of Punta Gorda, Florida, in cooperation with Punta Gorda Isles, Inc
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Date Added Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 391196 N 2976961
Decimal Degrees26.91021667, -82.09573333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 26° 54.613', W 82° 5.744'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds26° 54' 36.78" N, 82° 5' 44.64" W
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Area Code(s)941
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3400 Ponce de Leon Pkwy, Punta Gorda FL 33950, US
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