America's National Treasures — Season 1, Episode 6: Southern Spanish Colonies

Episode synopsis

Of the three European countries vying for control of what would become the United States; Spain was the first to establish a colony more than 40 years before the English founded Jamestown. Three monuments tell the rich story of colonial Spain in the South. Chapter 1: Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos National Monuments (Florida) Chapter 2: Fort Frederica National Monument (Georgia)

About America's National Treasures

In 1906 Teddy Roosevelt created the nation s first national monument destination. The purpose was to preserve all of America s significant pieces of history. Since then, all National Monuments have been designated by Presidents as their personal memorials which they sought to protect above all others. America s National Treasures tells the story of America s past and present glory. This 12 volume set takes a journey through the Ecology, Geology and beauty of the Great Plains, the Geologic West and the Historic South in a spectacular 7 hour adventure never to be forgotten.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Geologic Wonders of the Northern Plains
• E2Sioux Indian Wars
• E3Manifest Destiny
• E4The Southern Plains
• E5Prehistoric Native Americans
• E7Slavery and the Plantation System
• E8Civil War and the Confederacy
• E9Fossil Treasures of the Pacific Northwest
• E10The Pacifc Northwest's Ring of Fire
• E11The Historic Pacific Northwest
• E12The Great Biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest