{"id":60234,"date":"2018-03-13T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-unveiling-of-la-florida-the-interactive-digital-archive-of-the-americas-to-revolutionize-early-american-history\/"},"modified":"2018-03-13T21:20:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T01:20:03","slug":"presentacion-de-la-florida-the-interactive-digital-archive-of-the-americas-para-revolucionar-la-historia-temprana-de-los-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/presentacion-de-la-florida-the-interactive-digital-archive-of-the-americas-para-revolucionar-la-historia-temprana-de-los-estados-unidos\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling of La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas to Revolutionize Early American History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 13, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0At receptions in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15-16<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of South Florida<\/span> St. Petersburg will unveil the groundbreaking <i>La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas<\/i> in front of dignitaries, international media and the public. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgac46left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgac46left\" title=\"A photo preview of one of the many short videos found in La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas that highlight numerous lives, key events and gripping stories from early Spanish Florida.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A photo preview of one of the many short videos found in La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas that highlight numerous lives, key events and gripping stories from early Spanish Florida.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/653219\/Luisa_de_Abrego_video_poster_preview.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Through short videos, interactive maps and digital reconstructions, <i>La Florida<\/i> brings to life the diverse melting pot of people that made up early Spanish Florida, from conquistadors and Native Americans to free and enslaved blacks and Europeans. It weaves together the lives and critical events of America&#8217;s earliest beginnings \u2013 such as the founding of the first permanent European settlement in the continental U.S. at <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Augustine<\/span> in 1565 and the first free black settlement anywhere in the colonies at Fort Mose in 1738. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, <i>La Florida<\/i> produces an engaging narrative that will alter the way we look at <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>, American and world history. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>La Florida<\/i> will provide the details, visuals and stories to present <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> unknown history in a compelling way that is unprecedented,&#8221; said Dr. J. <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Francis<\/span>, Executive Director of <i>La Florida<\/i> and the Hough Family Endowed Chair of Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It takes the best in cutting-edge technology and combines that with the best in humanities research so history is accessible to anyone who wants to know about <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> and its important role in history.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><i>La\u00a0Florida<\/i> is a collaborative initiative with substantial support from institutions in <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>. Partners include the Spanish Embassy, the Instituto Nauta and EDRIEL Intelligence who developed the site&#8217;s innovative technology. Other technology companies, such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft, will participate through EDRIEL. <\/p>\n<p>The principle sections of the site include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Exhibits<\/b> \u2013 Interactive, digital exhibits will explore various themes in colonial <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> history.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>People<\/b> \u2013 Building the largest comprehensive and searchable biographical database to draw conclusions on the kinds of people who lived in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> at any point between the 16<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> centuries.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Mapping<\/b> \u2013 Creating interactive maps of <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> that reveal insights and the history of towns and structures when clicked on.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Florida Stories<\/b> \u2013Telling stories through short videos and posts about forgotten men, women and events in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> Colonial period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Receptions will take place at the Organization of American States on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">6 p.m.<\/span> and at the Former Spanish Ambassador Residence on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 16<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">6:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CONTACT: <span class=\"xn-person\">Matthew Cimitile<\/span>, 727-873-4840, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mcimitile@mail.usf.edu\" rel=\"nofollow\">mcimitile@mail.usf.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpga083left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpga083left\" title=\"USF St. Petersburg Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"USF St. Petersburg Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/644683\/USFSP_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/653219\/Luisa_de_Abrego_video_poster_preview.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/653219\/Luisa_de_Abrego_video_poster_preview.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/644683\/USFSP_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/644683\/USFSP_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-org\">University of South Florida<\/span> St. Petersburg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ST. 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