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De Reina arrived in the bay on [[November 17]], with no sign of French forces. Arriola's ships arrived soon thereafter, on [[November 21]]. | De Reina arrived in the bay on [[November 17]], with no sign of French forces. Arriola's ships arrived soon thereafter, on [[November 21]]. | ||
− | Austrian engineer, Captain [[Jaime Franck]], immediately began planning for the construction of a fort on the red bluffs facing [[Pensacola Pass]] that they called the [[Barranca de Santo Tomé]]. | + | Austrian engineer, Captain [[Jaime Franck]], immediately began planning for the construction of a fort on the red bluffs facing [[Pensacola Pass]] that they called the [[Barranca de Santo Tomé]]. This was likely the site where [[Tristán de Luna]] had landed in [[1559]] and would become the site of many later forts, including the extant [[Fort Barrancas]]. Franck named the structure [[San Carlos de Austria]], in honor of [[Wikipedia:Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]], 13-year-old [[Wikipedia:Habsburg Spain|Habsburg]] cousin to King Charles II and claimant to the Spanish throne. |
==Hardships== | ==Hardships== |