Name: PAST Monthly Meeting
Start: 2026-02-10T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Goodwood Museum & Gardens

We missed you in January, but we're back on track to kick off 2026! Please join us for what promises to be a very interesting presentation By Land and Sea: Don Tristán de Luna’s 1559 Colonization Attempt in Pensacola, Florida by Dr. Della Scott-Ireton. Feel free to bring a snack to share. Reception begins at 6:30 with presentation beginning at 7 pm.]
Before the English settled Jamestown and before the Spanish colonized St. Augustine, the harbor of Pensacola, Florida, was targeted by Spanish authorities as the perfect place to establish a town on the northern Gulf Coast. Only a few weeks after arrival, however, the fleet of ships and settlement led by Tristán de Luna were irreparably damaged by a violent hurricane. In recent years, three of Luna’s ships have been discovered in Pensacola Bay and the settlement site was discovered on a nearby landform. Join us for an exploration of the history of this ill-fated settlement attempt, as well as the exciting archaeology taking place on land and underwater!
To register to join us on Zoom, please register here if you have not already done so: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VI_evOtSS8uqjEU8acfL5Q