Lucien Febvre

Uno de los principales triunfos del hombre sobre la naturaleza fue el de vencer las tinieblas gracias a la lumbre o luz producida por el fuego. Dicen los cronistas que el primer indicio que tuvo Cristóbal Colón ,al llegar a lo que él desconocía que iba a ser América, no estuvo asociado a la visión de tierra sino a los reflejos de luz producidos por las hogueras o fogones encendidos por los habitantes del nuevo mundo. La lucha del hombre contra la oscuridad es una de tantas que la humanidad ha enfrentado en su camino evolutivo. Pues bien, desde esa primera lumbre hasta los grandes...

In 1565, Pedro Menendez De Aviles sailed to Florida and fulfilled his duty to Phillip II by recapturing Frances's primary settlement, Fort Caroline, and executing the Fort's commander, Jean Ribault, along with his men. This work was based on the study of the key chroniclers and their writings.

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