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International Hurricane Research Center Homestead 60,512 31,909 Miami-Dade Treasure hunters from the Bahamas and the Keys came to South Florida to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida reef some of whom accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River at about the same time the Seminole Indians arrived along with a group of runaway slaves in 1825 the Cape Florida Lighthouse was built on nearby Key Biscayne to warn passing ships of the dangerous reefs! .

U.S Decennial Census Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Some Spanish married or had unions with Pensacola Creek or African women both slave and free and their descendants created a mixed-race population of mestizos and mulattos the Spanish encouraged slaves from the southern British colonies to come to Florida as a refuge promising freedom in exchange for conversion to Catholicism King Charles II of Spain issued a royal proclamation freeing all slaves who fled to Spanish Florida and accepted conversion and baptism Most went to the area around St Augustine but escaped slaves also reached Pensacola St Augustine had mustered an all-black militia unit defending Spain as early as 1683. NFL football player, Languages A 2007 survey by geographers Ary J Lamme and Raymond K Oldakowski found that the "Glades" has emerged as a distinct vernacular region of Florida it comprises the interior areas and southernmost Gulf Coast of South Florida largely corresponding to the Everglades itself It is one of the most sparsely populated areas of the state, FS? OF? 7 Notes In May 2011 the paper announced it had sold 14 acres (5.7 ha) of Biscayne Bayfront land surrounding its headquarters in the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Miami for $236 million to a Malaysian resort developer Genting Malaysia Berhad McClatchy announced that the Herald and El Nuevo Herald would be moving to another location by 2013 in May 2013 the paper moved to a new building in suburban Doral the old building was demolished in 2014. . Alligators have created a niche in wet prairies With their claws and snouts they dig at low spots and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates turtles fish small mammals and birds during extended drought periods the alligators then feed upon some of the animals that come to the hole. .