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Spanish Florida ( Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Lien waiver. In the mechanics lien process, a lien waiver is a document from a contractor, subcontractor, materials supplier, equipment lessor or other party to the construction project (the claimant) stating they have received payment and waive any future lien rights to the property (of the owner) for the amount paid.
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Miami area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference , and initially played their home games at Miami Arena before moving to the Amerant Bank Arena in 1998.
The music of Florida has diverse influences, with roots in rock, jazz, blues, country, and Latin music. Cities such as Tampa, Gainesville, Orlando, and Miami developed influential rock, punk, and metal scenes in the 1970s–2000s. Miami in particular has a rich tradition of Latin and Caribbean music, which has influenced mainstream pop and hip ...
Spanish Florida was established in the 1500s, when Spain laid claim to land explored by several expeditions across the future southeastern United States.The introduction of diseases to the indigenous peoples of Florida caused a steep decline in the original native population over the following century, and most of the remaining Apalachee and Tequesta peoples settled in a series of missions ...
The Longest Night (Spanish: La noche más larga) (1991) – Spanish historical drama film concerning the last executions carried out by the Francoist dictatorship on 27 September 1975; Love, Lies and Murder (1991) – crime drama miniseries based on the 1985 murder of Linda Bailey Brown
Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida' (University Press of Florida, 2008) ISBN 978-0813033082. Indians and colonial. Brown, Robin C. Florida's First People: 12,000 Years of Human History. Pineapple Press: 1994. ISBN 1-56164-032-8. Henderson, Ann L., and Gary R. Mormino. Spanish Pathways in Florida: 1492–1992 ...
List of counties in Florida. There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory, Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. The two counties were divided by the Suwannee River.