The 1559 Spanish Luna Colony: A Questionable Claim of Its Discovery. by Caleb Curren and David Dodson Contact Archeology Inc. (CAI) June 2020 Article About the Authors Download PDF Version The University of West Florida (UWF) claims that they have found the archeological remains of the first multi-year European colony in the current United States…
Luna Shipwrecks and the UWF Luna Colony Claim Contact Archeology Inc. Feb. 2020 Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Recently John Worth of the University of West Florida (UWF) posted an article on his faculty homepage. He stated that: “The discoveries made at the site of the Luna settlement signify that the two…
The Alleged Luna Colony: A New UWF Grant Proposal by Caleb Curren Contact Archeology Inc. December 2019 Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version The University of West Florida (UWF) claims that they have identified the archeological site of the 1559 Spanish Luna Colony at a site on Pensacola Bay known as the East…
Shipwrecks and Anchors: The 1559 Anchorage of the Spanish Luna Fleet in Pensacola Bay, Florida by Caleb Curren December 2018 Article References Download PDF Version A fleet of Spanish ships sailed into Pensacola Bay, Florida, and anchored in the summer of 1559. They came from Mexico. There were about eleven ships of many sizes in…
The Illness of Don Tristan de Luna: Leader of the First Settlements in Florida by: Caleb Curren and David Dodson November 2018 (excerpt from a more extensive study) Article Download PDF Version One of the main factors in the problems experienced by the 1559 Luna Settlement Expedition to Pensacola Bay and southwest Alabama concerned episodes…
Unaccounted Participants on the 1559 Luna Expedition to la Florida: Mexican Indians Serving the Dominican Frays Article In the records of the Luna expedition—lacking an official muster roll—it is generally written that there were around 1,500 total participants. This would include about 500 soldiers and approximately 1,000 settlers. However, these numbers are unclear if the…
The First Latrines and Privies: Time Capsules for the 1559 Luna Settlement on Pensacola Bay by David B. Dodson June 2018 Contact Archeology Inc. Article Download PDF Version This succinct article points out the potential of finding latrines and privies related to the Luna Expedition of 1559 on Pensacola Bay. These archeological features could well…
by David B. Dodson June 2018 Horses were a very valuable resource, if not the most important instrument in the Spanish conquest in the hinterlands of the New World. It was generally said that one horse soldier was worth more than two foot soldiers (Priestley, 1928, Padilla, 1596); for without the horse, the early Spanish…
Ham Bones: Marker Artifacts for the 1559 Luna Expedition Settlement at Pensacola Bay (And, Why Were No Live Pigs Ever Sent?) by David B. Dodson Contact Archeology Inc. March 2018 Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Abstract The Spanish financial documents related to the 1559 Luna Expedition delineate the amounts of various foodstuff…
The Shipwrecks of the Luna Fleet in Pensacola Bay by Caleb Curren Contact Archeology Inc. Feb. 2018 Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Archeologist Roger Smith was on a mission. He wanted to find the hurricane-wrecked shipwrecks of the 16th-Century Spanish expedition led by Tristan de Luna located in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Other…