For years, no one knew one of the most significant archaeological finds in South Carolina history lay hidden under a golf course. The Spanish settlement of Santa Elena -- one of the most important ...

“The Spanish brought the hogs and the Native Americans in South Carolina were just waiting to show them what to do with it.” Visit www.santa-elena.org to learn more about Santa Elena, find ...

A little over half a year after establishing St. Augustine, Pedro Menendez de Aviles created the settlement of Santa Elena in today's southern coast of South Carolina. Santa Elena had been the ...

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University of Georgia researchers have discovered remains of San Marcos, a Spanish fort located in the town once called Santa Elena on the coast of South Carolina. Dating back to the 16th century ...

Santa Elena was the capital ... obscure chapter of history in the minds of the general populace of South Carolina and beyond. Strategically, Santa Elena was a critical outpost for Spanish ...