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St. Augustine, First City: Quartz Location
St. Augustine, Florida, was founded on September 8, 1565, so it is more than 460 years old. Spanish commander Pedro Menendez de Aviles established it, and it is the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States, about 42 years before Jamestown.
- Cost
- 5 crystals
- Type
- Location · City
- Color
- Quartz (Founders & Revolution)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Liberty & Lightning (Set 1)
Start of your turn: Build 1 Steel Golem Token.
Historic Florida settlement where 'oldest city' claims attract visitors and historical nitpickers in equal measure.
The real history
St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by the Spanish commander Pedro Menendez de Aviles. He sailed from Spain with about 10 ships and 1,000 men, with the goal of removing French settlers from Florida and setting up a Spanish colony. The French had built Fort Caroline near the mouth of the St. Johns River. Menendez founded San Agustin about 40 miles to the south, and he also captured Fort Caroline, renaming it San Mateo. St. Augustine became the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States, decades before Jamestown in 1607.
The town became the center of Spanish Florida and needed strong defenses. Its stone fort, the Castillo de San Marcos, held out against English attacks in 1702 and again in 1740.
Control of the town changed several times. Britain gained Florida by treaty in 1763 and made St. Augustine the capital of East Florida. After American independence Spain took it back, and Spain formally gave Florida to the United States in 1821 under the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Sources
- Pedro Menendez, National Park Service
- European Exploration and Colonization, Florida Department of State
How the card plays
St. Augustine, First City costs 5 crystals and is a Quartz Location. Its text reads: start of your turn, Build 1 Steel Golem Token. A new token every turn means your board keeps growing without spending cards.
Play it as soon as you have 5 crystals and let the tokens pile up while you handle the opponent's threats. Your field holds 5 characters, so spend or trade tokens before the space fills. Andrew Carnegie, Steel Hero, Andrew Carnegie, gives your tokens +1/+0 and builds 3 Steel Golems of his own. Marquis de Lafayette, the Marquis de Lafayette, Builds 2 more Steel Golem Tokens and has Swift. George Washington, Freeworld Founder, George Washington, gives your other characters +1/+1, which makes every token tougher.
- Playable in decks led by George Washington, and by any Traveler Leader whose colors include Quartz.
- In the Washington starter deck (1 copy). Deck code:
LC2-BhoCgAKBAYIBgwGEAYUBhgKHAYgBiQGKAYsBjAKNAY4BjwGQAZEBkgGTAZQBlQGWAZcBmAGZAZoCmwGcAZ0BngGfAaABoQFBjA - A deck holds up to 3 copies of this card.
Questions about St. Augustine
Why did Spain found St. Augustine?
Pedro Menendez was sent to remove French settlers from Florida and establish a Spanish colony. The French had built Fort Caroline, and Menendez later captured it.
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