Project Gutenberg 2014-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 107 Manucy, Albert C. The Building of Castello de San Marcos National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 1 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Building of Castillo de San Marcos" by Albert C. Manucy is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This book details the construction and significance of the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest existing masonry fort in the United States, emphasizing its strategic importance in defending Spanish interests in Florida during the late 17th century. It explores the complex interactions between colonial powers and illustrates the fort's role in the broader context of European military architecture adapted to the New World. The narrative unfolds with the backdrop of Spanish Florida's precarious situation due to increasing pirate attacks and English encroachments, culminating in the decision to construct Castillo de San Marcos. Manucy outlines the elaborate processes involved in the fort's construction, including the use of local materials and labor, notably involving Indigenous workers, convicts, and enslaved people. The book delves into the various challenges faced during its construction, such as funding shortages, labor shortages, and the ever-present threat of English invasions. It culminates in the fort's eventual completion and its role in multiple conflicts, including the Siege of 1740, before its transition from a military stronghold to a historical monument. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.) -- History F296 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 130337 130348 2024-09-19T16:03:21.826329 2023-09-20T12:02:11.044217 text/html text/html 124954 2014-10-27T20:13:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 994998 2014-10-27T20:14:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1102785 2024-09-19T16:03:26.865329 application/epub+zip 1104234 2024-09-19T16:03:23.966355 application/epub+zip 94007 2024-09-19T16:03:22.990323 application/epub+zip 1153728 2024-09-19T16:03:28.943289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1136980 2024-09-19T16:03:25.951307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128597 2022-09-21T12:37:59.938759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106516 2024-09-19T16:03:21.427317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107229 2014-10-27T20:13:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 41962 2014-10-27T20:14:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 106833 2014-10-27T20:13:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41825 2014-10-27T20:14:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106824 2014-10-27T20:13:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41763 2014-10-27T20:14:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21089 2024-09-19T16:03:29.072287 application/rdf+xml 18080 2024-09-19T16:03:23.067326 image/jpeg 3065 2024-09-19T16:03:23.029311 image/jpeg 1003917 2024-09-19T16:03:21.871356 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog