In the News:
Claimed for Spain: Event marks 1559 founding of Pensacola
Saturday morning, under ominous skies at Pensacola Beach, Don Tristan de Luna and his three-person crew attempted to row their boat ashore to claim Pensacola for Spain. The costumed re-enactors struggled to maneuver the small vessel, riding low in the water and missing an oar lock, before getting a discreet tow from a nearby motorboat....
http://www.pnj.com/article/20090816/NEWS01/908160329/1006/NEWS01
Well at least its not this:
http://www.fiestaoffiveflags.com/events/delunalanding.html
Of more interest to readers of this group, I suspect, some video of the archeology of the second De Luna wreck site
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_3336.shtml
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