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The Spanish settlement ''Nueva Colonia y Fuerte de Floridablanca'' was established in San Julian Bay in 1780 and abandoned four years later due to
In Floridablanca the modern ideas of the Spanish Enlightenment were put in place. The concepts of agriculture and family were the centre of the discourse for the colony. Agriculture was selected as the main means of support for the settlement. An attempt to guarantee agricultural development through building a society of farming families tied to the land. Households were seen as the essential unit of society and the basic elements needed for their maintenance was determined by the Spanish Crown (i.e., lodging, food, health, land, seeds and production means).
Historical Archaeology Research Project
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The Spanish settlement ''Nueva Colonia y Fuerte de Floridablanca'' was established in San Julian Bay in 1780 and abandoned four years later due to scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding ...
. The settlement was deliberately destroyed so the facilities could not be used by foreign powers.
At present, this settlement is an archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
near Port San Julian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
History
A little village called ''Nueva Colonia y Fuerte de Floridablanca'' was founded in the frame of the colonisation of the Patagonian Atlantic coast developed byCharles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person t ...
King of Spain in the late 18th century. This was part of a strategic plan of the Spanish crown to settle those parts of the empire still unexplored or unpopulated. The settlement consisted of approximately 150 people. The colony was named after the Count of Florida-Blanca, then chief minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
of the crown.
In Floridablanca the modern ideas of the Spanish Enlightenment were put in place. The concepts of agriculture and family were the centre of the discourse for the colony. Agriculture was selected as the main means of support for the settlement. An attempt to guarantee agricultural development through building a society of farming families tied to the land. Households were seen as the essential unit of society and the basic elements needed for their maintenance was determined by the Spanish Crown (i.e., lodging, food, health, land, seeds and production means).
Historical archaeology
Floridablanca has become the object of the research project "Archaeology and History at the Spanish colony of Floridablanca (Patagonia, 18th century)" headed by Dr. María Ximena Senatore from the ''Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas'', CONICET andUniversity of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...
, Argentina.
See also
* Nombre de Jesús (Patagonia) *Carmen de Patagones
Carmen de Patagones is the southernmost city in the .
Geography
It is located 937 km southwest from the city of Buenos Aires, on the north bank of the Río Negro ("Black River"), near the Atlantic Ocean, and opposite Viedma, capital of ...
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External links
Historical Archaeology Research Project
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