Spanish missions and Fortifications!!

Hey crazy kids! Have you ever seen a tour of a Spanish fort? Do you know what a Spanish mission is? Well.... if you are interested and want to know, click the link below!!

Next click start presentation and sit back... This is going to be a wild ride!!!!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ltuiVYY39FGBTf9O4SHycpTKebBVIbJ8nQ-V7yYUBq0/edit?usp=sharing

 

  

History:  In 1606, San Francisco de Ponto was discovered by Martin Prieto and Father Alonso Serrano. The pantano did not get along with the Spanish. There were around 1500 starting off the missions but soon after epidemics the population decreases dramatically. After a few years these missions were abandoned. From this, the mission was transferred to the Spanish and it was taken over and merged into the mission at San Francisco in 1703. In 1704 San Francisco became one of the last outpost/missions located on the west side of the St. Johns river. The last and remaining Indians moved east and abandoned the mission after 100 years.

 

 

Entrance: The entrance to Fort Barranca's is found in this picture. I is a bridge leading over to what they would call the “front door”. The door is able to open and close by leaning it down. 

 

What does it look like on the inside?: While walking through the fort, you will mostly see, short ceilings that have an arch, picture to the right. This made it where the building could be under the ground for a safer advantage. Also looking at the picture you will see bright lights. Those are considered the “windows” at the time. 

How did they defend?: This is an image of a cannon at the top of the fort. Being on the water meant that ships would be coming through the bay. Not able to make it to water alive, soldiers needed some type of way to “shoot back”. The steep walls keeps incomers from climbing. 

Where did they keep prisoners?: This is a cell that would be used during the 1800’s. This is where they would hold prisoners or traders at the time. Now with the fort being unused, they use this spot to show how the fort was used in later times. You could call this the storage room.

citations:

• NAS Pensacola. (2020, April 29). Fort Barrancas on NAS Pensacola. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1cfOtrkm-M 

• Payette, P. (2021, April 7). Pensacola Bay. Florida Forts: page 8. Retrieved September 16, 2022, from https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/flpen.html