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When did the first White Hispanic die in America?
When did the first White Hispanic die in America?
1513 May 24
Of course, for four hundred and fifty years they didn't know they weren't just plain ole white, but rather White Hispanics. I wonder what they'd make of that description?
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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