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Tropical Dreams: International Rivalry
The
geographic location of South Florida, guardian of the trade routes and
buffer zone between the English and French to the north and the Spanish
to the south, determined its destiny for over 300 years following Ponce
de Leon’s visit in 1513. It was a period of interaction between people
and nations, of red men interacting with white, of white with black and
of black with red. Although the international struggle for control of
the Florida peninsula did not occur primarily in South Florida, that struggle
and its outcome shaped the development of this region.
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