Archaeologists, historians, and literary scholars chronicle Ponce de León’s 1513 skirmishes with the Calusa in southwest Florida and the consequences to indigenous populations and Spanish in political, economic, religious, and biological terms. This symposium will bring together lead scholars on south Florida’s ethnohistory and those studying collective history and representation in a dialogue about the celebration of La Florida and the impact of commemorations on authentic history. Symposium organized by archaeologist Theresa Schober for Lee Trust for Historic Preservation. Generously filmed by Blue Marble Films.
