La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas – created by J. Michael Francis, Ph.D., the Hough Family Endowed Chair of Florida Studies at USFSP – provides an interactive, multidisciplinary and comprehensive vision of Florida that brings a previously hazy picture of Spanish exploration of the state into sharp focus.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Colonial Florida: Digital History
J. Michael Francis discussed the creation of a new initiative that contains infographics, maps, original documents and a historical database of people who lived in Florida between 1513 and 1821. The initiative aims to make colonial Florida history accessible to users across the world.
USFSP Unearths Treasure Trove of Florida’s Distant Past With New Project: La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) has embarked upon a groundbreaking journey into Florida’s Spanish Colonial past, launching a bold initiative that will put the state’s rich history and early development into unparalleled perspective on the national and world stage.
