Early Spanish Florida
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Author Talk with Judith Bense: Early Spanish Florida
with Florida Humanities and the University of Florida Press
Wednesday, August 5
7pm
Free registration: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/102428-early-spanish-florida
Join distinguished archaeologist and historian Judith A. Bense for an engaging talk about her book "Early Spanish Florida: Unearthing the History of America’s Oldest Colony."
Told through the perspectives of the Spanish, Indigenous, and African communities whose interactions reshaped the region, the book highlights the complex cultural exchanges that defined early Florida. With maps, artifact photographs, excavation images, historical sites, and original documents-along with suggested readings and places to visit-Early Spanish Florida offers readers a vivid and accessible introduction to the state’s deep and fascinating past.
Books will be sold at this event, and there will be a Q&A with Dr. Bense following the presentation.
This program is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL.
with Florida Humanities and the University of Florida Press
Wednesday, August 5
7pm
Free registration: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/102428-early-spanish-florida
Join distinguished archaeologist and historian Judith A. Bense for an engaging talk about her book "Early Spanish Florida: Unearthing the History of America’s Oldest Colony."
Told through the perspectives of the Spanish, Indigenous, and African communities whose interactions reshaped the region, the book highlights the complex cultural exchanges that defined early Florida. With maps, artifact photographs, excavation images, historical sites, and original documents-along with suggested readings and places to visit-Early Spanish Florida offers readers a vivid and accessible introduction to the state’s deep and fascinating past.
Books will be sold at this event, and there will be a Q&A with Dr. Bense following the presentation.
This program is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL.
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