Part I, “Elizabeth’s Pigs,” with an account of the 1565 attack on Fort Caroline. On that historic night, Spain’s Pedro Menendez de Aviles led 500 troops in an attack on the French settlement, Fort Caroline (this took place in what is now Florida). Menendez and his men had an easy victory. Their attack mostly eliminated the French presence in the New World, giving the Spanish control of the land. After recounting these events, Davis goes further back in time, describing Columbus’s voyages and the events…
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