Having been noted for his cool headedness and bravery under fire as the young commander of a Spanish privateer, Pedro Menéndez' reputation continued to grow. As a young man, at 24 years of age, he ...

When we last left Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, he was at sea between Ushant and the Scilly Isles in the autumn of 1558 awaiting a supply fleet bound for Flanders with the Prince of Evoli, a Portuguese ...

St. Augustine, Fla. — On Friday, Feb. 12 at 10:00am, the City of St. Augustine will mark Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles’ 502nd birthday with a brief wreath-laying ceremony at the base of his statue in ...

Porque, aunque sentados, muchos asistentes no podían parar de cantar y recordar aquellas melodías ya clásicas como "Háblame de ti" –que revolucionó al respetable–, "Señor" y tantas otras de su ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla — The City of St. Augustine is celebrating Don Pedro Menendez de Avilés’ 505th birthday with a wreath-laying ceremony at the base of his statue in front of City Hall, marking the ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Pedro Aviles is an Executive Director for the National Capital Immigration Coalition with six videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1992 Forum as a ...

Pedro Aviles came to the United States from El Salvador when he was 15. Since that time, he’s been a youth activist, and a member of the Mayor’s Commission on Latino issues and he now is director of ...