Life on the Remote Frontier – St. Augustine: America’s Ancient City https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/staugustine/timeline/life-on-the-remote-frontier/
Although St. Augustine was small, remote and poor, life in the town was governed by traditional Spanish municipal organization, with a mayor and city officials in addition to the military and crown-appointed government officials. The daily, weekly and monthly practices of the Catholic Church were a
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