Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe converged. This book features essays in both Spanish and English on the influence of the Spanish in Florida from the first explorers to the latest Hispanic migrations into Miami.

- Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe converged
- Essays in both Spanish and English on the Influence of the Spanish in Florida from the first explorers to the latest Hispanic migrations into Miami
- Spanish and English on facing pages so that the book can serve in language instruction