America's National Treasures

Episode 6: Southern Spanish Colonies

September 14, 2010 • 35 min

Of the three European countries vying for control of what would become the United States; Spain was the first to establish a colony more than 40 years before the English founded Jamestown. Three monuments tell the rich story of colonial Spain in the South. Chapter 1: Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos National Monuments (Florida) Chapter 2: Fort Frederica National Monument (Georgia)