CSPAN3 American History TV April 18, 2015
Saint augustine. It was built for a very particular reason. Spain decided they had to build the stone fortification in Saint Augustine to ensure their foothold on the florida territory. They were concerned about england encroaching and pushing them out of the area and they saw florida as important in helping to defend their hold on the caribbean and central south america. They started construction in 1672 so you have 23 years worth of construction and the biggest reason for all that time is only about 175 people were working on the project at any one time. All the stone had to be quarried from...
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