Before Jamestown: The First Diplomat and The Jesuit Missions

Unlike his predecessors, Pedro Menendez  changed the policy of 'war and conquer' when encountering natives.  While not absent from conflict, Menendez made peace and relationships a priority in encountering the Florida and southeast US coastline natives.  The contribution of Pedro Menendez led to dozens of Jesuit missions being founded in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida in the 1560s and 1570s.   Buy “Pedro Menendez de Aviles and the Conquest of Florida: A New Manuscript here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813068428/  Special Thank you to: David Arbesu  Menendez Photo by: Francisco de Paula Marti  Ais map by: Dalbury at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2999697  More on the Ais Tribe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ais_people  Calusa map By Donald Albury at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48744609  More on the Calusa people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calusa