Program

Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils

Period of Performance

9/1/2009 - 2/29/2012

Funding Totals (outright + matching)

$235,570.00 (approved)
$225,570.00 (awarded)


La Florida: 500 Years of Spanish Legacy in Florida

FAIN: BC-50489-09

Florida Humanities Council (St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5005)
Patricia Putman (Project Director: May 2009 to January 2014)

Funding will support grants, workshops for teachers, an issue of the Council's FORUM magazine, public programs and a website that will explore the topic, "La Florida: 500 Years of Spanish Legacy in Florida."

Grants, teacher workshops, an issue of FHC's FORUM magazine, public programs and a website will explore the topic, La Florida: 500 Years of Spanish Legacy in Florida. Historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, literary scholars, artists, writers, and architects will design resources and programs to provide a deeper understanding of both the historical context and the cultural significance of Florida's relationship with Spain.