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Did you know the oldest city in the United States was founded more than 150 years before America became a country? Welcome to St. Augustine, Florida, established in 1565 by the Spanish — long before Jamestown and long before the Declaration of Independence.

This historic coastal city is home to the Castillo de San Marcos, a massive stone fortress that survived pirate attacks, British invasions, fires, and wars. Built from coquina stone, the fort could absorb cannonballs instead of shattering. Over centuries, St. Augustine changed flags multiple times — Spanish, British, Spanish again, and finally American.

Despite being the oldest continuously inhabited European-established city in the U.S., most people never learn about it in school because American history is often told from the English perspective.

Would you have guessed America’s first city was Spanish?

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