What the records say
- When
- 9 Oct 1565
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 100
- Coordinates
- 29.71° N, 81.23° W
- Description
- 1565 Spanish killing of French Huguenots in Florida
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Massacre at Matanzas Inlet
1565 Spanish killing of French Huguenots in Florida
The Massacre at Matanzas Inlet was the mass killing of French Huguenots by Spanish Royal Army troops near the Matanzas Inlet in 1565, under orders from King Philip II to Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the adelantado of Spanish Florida.
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