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February 19, 2009
Sister Blogging Will Be Sparse Today
...since I'm going to a party.
The latest chapter in Pensacola's 450-year shared heritage with Spain unfolded Wednesday night with the arrival of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia.
Did you know Pensacola's America's first settlement? 1559, baby. And both the handover of Florida from Spain to the U.S. and the inauguration of Andrew Jackson as Governor happened about 50 feet in front of where I work. Coincidentally, a certain king and queen will be there this afternoon.
And I've got to get cracking before they close the streets off.
This is SO cool.
Posted by tree hugging sister at February 19, 2009 08:34 AM
Comments
Pensacola? I thought the oldest was St. Augie?
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 19, 2009 09:18 AM
Oh, and party hearty. Say hi to Juan and Sofie for me.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 19, 2009 09:19 AM
I thought Pensacola was America's oldest soft drink.
Posted by: nightfly at February 19, 2009 09:54 AM
Nope. Pensacola was the FIRST. Tristan de Luna and his ships...who got all blow'd up by a Cat 4 a few short months later. St. Augustine was settled later and never blow'd up, so they get the "Oldest City" award.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 19, 2009 09:56 AM
Say hello to Duke Leto Atreides and his lovely concubine Jessica for me. :P
Posted by: Ebola at February 19, 2009 05:44 PM
And in between Pensacola and St. Augustine timewise, there was Fort Caroline, built by French Huguenots in 1562 and burned to the ground by Pedro Menendez de Aviles less than three years later (only two of the French settlers survived).
An irony to Juan Carlos's visit is that as a Bourbon his ancestors were shortly thereafter ruling FRANCE, not Spain. They ruled neither at the time of the Fort Caroline Massacre: rather, Jeanne D'Albret an Antoine de Bourbon, the parents of the future Henry IV of France, were ruling the tiny Kingdom of Navarre between France and Spain, of which what now remains is the Sovereign Co-Principality of Andorra.
Posted by: Dave J at February 19, 2009 10:20 PM
Dave, you forgot the [/pedant] tag ;)
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 19, 2009 11:17 PM
LOVE the name of your blog !!!
Posted by: Vince at February 20, 2009 12:49 AM
Hey, no afteraction report?!?!?! Are you nursing a hangover? ;-p
Posted by: JeffS at February 20, 2009 03:01 PM