ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY! Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sighted land on August 28, 1565, the feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo. In honor of the patron saint of his home town of Avilés, he named his colony's settlement San Agustín. The Spanish sailed through the inlet into Matanzas Bay — the Nation’s Oldest Port — and disembarked near the Timucua town of Seloy on September 8. 📸: Menendez statue in from of St. Augustine City Hall, Lightner Museum #onthisday #oldestcity #sanagustin #saintaugustine #staugustine #florida #laflorida #august28 #staugustinefl #nationsoldestport