Pedro Menendez de Aviles Kamryn G. Austin H. Joshua R. Chloe G. Mariah L.

Goals and Sponsor One of De Aviles goals were to kill the French. Another goal was to find gold and riches for King Philip II. Also the king wanted more land for Spain. De Aviles sponsor was King Philip II

More Facts The reason he went sailing was to find his son because he was shipped wrecked. Philip ordered De Aviles to take over La Florida for his own. De Aviles failed to find his son .

Pedro Mendez De Aviles’s Journey Pedro’s son Juan had shipwrecked off the east coast of Florida so he went looking for him. He started with 34 ships and ended with 5. Mendez’s ships engaged a French reinforcement fleet that was unloading soldiers, arms, and supplies for Fort Caroline.

Mendez went to florida from spain in1562. Most of Mendez’s men shipwrecked on the way back. When he got back the queen and king were excited about the gold he brought back.

Pedro Menendez Pedro Menendez was born February 15,1519 and died September 17,1574 Pedro ran away from home at age 14 in 1549 In 1549 he was commissioned by the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain)to drive pirates from coasts of Spain

Other facts Pedro Menendez landed on the coast of Florida IN 1513 IN 1564 WORD REACHED SPANISH LEADERS THAT FRENCH WERE ONCE AGAIN EXPLORING AND COLONIZING THE WESTERN COASTAL LAND OF FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 8,1565,DE AVILES AND HIS MEN ORGANIZE THEIR TERRITORY

Results of Pedro Mendez De Aviles Pedro Mendez De Aviles claimed Florida For Spain Pedro Mendez named Florida after a Spanish feast On Pedro’s way back to Spain a lot of his ships crashed

Pedro is home When Pedro returned to Spain 1567 then later died fighting the British in navel battle Pedro’s last known letter,datelined Santaner , spain, September 7, 1574 He died in September 17, 1774

Fun Facts Pedro Menendez de Aviles was born Feb 15,1519. Pedro had 20 brothers and sisters. When Pedro was 14 he ran away.

Fun Facts One of Pedro most celebrated feats occurred in 1549. Spain sponsed Predo they paid. Predo was sailing to spain in July .29,1565.