The need to protect Spanish ships from interference from other Europeans powers in Florida led to the founding of this city

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St. Augustine was founded by the Spanish in 1565 primarily to protect their treasure fleets from being raided by other European powers as they sailed along the Florida coast. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement within the borders of the United States.

The Need to Protect Spanish Ships from Interference from Other