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A thoughtful and informative multidisciplinary volume marked by an unusually elevated level of chapters that documents the nature and significance of the Hispanic presence in Florida from the early 16th century to the present. . . .Essential.
--Choice

Travels five centuries using the lenses of art, architecture, literature, archaeology, politics, and at least a half-dozen other disciplines to trace the Hispanic presence in Florida that began in 1513 with Spaniard Ponce de León.
--Forum

An insightful study of transatlantic connections and exchanges between Spain, Africa and the Americas from the 16th until the 21st century . . . [Provides] a broad panorama of transatlantic relations and connections that influenced Florida’s past and are still making an impact on its current situation.
--European Journal of American Studies

A significant publication that will be an important contribution Florida’s historiography and to the scholarly discussions about its future.
--European Journal of American Studies

Contain[s] snapshots of [Florida’s Spanish] heritage as manifested by specific populations in certain parts of the state. . . . A starting place for learning about Spanish influence in a region quite different from the one Ponce de León visited five centuries ago.
--Journal of American History

A timely and valuable addition to the historical and cultural literature of Hispanic influence in Florida.
--The Journal of Southern History

There is something for everyone in La Florida.
--St. Augustine Record

A deeply researched and highly readable volume that is truly multidisciplinary.
--Hispanic American Historical Review

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