Florida, a Multicultural Frontier

From the day the Spaniards arrived in Florida to today, this land has always been multicultural. From the first Spanish period to the British period to the second Spanish period, there was a constant flow of peoples of different nationalities coming in and out of the state. Native Americans, white European indentured workers, enslaved Africans fresh from the other side of the world or the Carolinas, and land owning British and Spanish whites all interacted in Florida. Separate cultures clashed, melded, and soon created a multicultural frontier. This tradition persists today as this state attracts individuals and family units from the world over