Definition: Santa Elena was a Spanish colony on Parris Island in what is now South Carolina, established in 1566, the year after the military post of Saint Augustine. It was the capital of Spanish Florida and is one of the earliest established European colonies north of Mexico. Abandoned in 1587, the archaeological site was relocated and excavated beginning in 1979 by Stanley South.
Stanley South. 1979. The search for Santa Elena on Parris Island, South Carolina; with an introduction by Robert L. Stephenson. Columbia, S.C.: Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina.
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Stanley South. 1979. The search for Santa Elena on Parris Island, South Carolina; with an introduction by Robert L. Stephenson. Columbia, S.C.: Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
