Events 2013
Cultural Events
- May 30th History Exhibit ‘Imagining La Florida' Ponce de León and the Quest for the Fountain of Youth
- Nov - Dic 2013. Miami, Florida. Tapas: Spanish Design for Food
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
- March 9th, 2013 Miami, Florida Hispanic Heritage History Bee Contest in Spanish
- December 2013 Hispanic Heritage in Florida: Essay and Art Contest
- Hispanic Legacy in Florida: E-Learning Space
Blog
Evidence of Spanish Colonial History on our flag
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2013-05-20
The current flag of the State of Florida was largely influenced by the Cross of Burgundy, a flag used by Spain from 1506 to 1843 to signify its presence outside of the country. The Cross of Burgundy flag has a white background and two red branches...
Opening soon: Exhibit Imagining La Florida
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2013-05-20
By Dr. J. Michael Francis, curator of Imagining La FloridaFive hundred years ago, Juan Ponce de León landed on what he believed was another Caribbean Island. In honor of the Pascua Florida, or Easter Sunday, he named the...
Visiting Schedule for Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano
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2013-04-24
The Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano will arrive in Miami on Wednesday, May 1. The ship will dock at Bicentennial Park, where it will be open for public visits from May 2 to 5. Please refer to this schedule (subject to...
Meet the captain of the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano
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2013-04-12
The training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano is coming to Miami under the command of Captain Alfonso Gómez Fernández de Córdoba, who has been the commanding officer of the training ship since September 2011.Originally from Madrid, Captain Gómez...
Spain-Florida Celebrates "The 500 year Anniversary"
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2013-04-12
In honor of the 500th anniversary of Ponce de León's arrival in Florida the Spain-Florida Foundation is proud to welcome to Miami, the third largest tall ship in the world, the Spanish Naval training vessel Juan Sebastian de Elcano.The ship would be...