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La Florida

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Spain's name for a colonial territory that included present-day Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia, where Spanish explorers with Black participants laid claim to Indigenous lands.

AP course connection

Topic 2.1: 2.1 African Explorers in the Americas

Unit 2

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