Fort Matanzas National Monument was built in 1742 to defend Spanish St. Augustine from the British, nearly 300 years ago.

Fort Matanzas has a very long & interesting history, closely connected with the founding of St. Augustine by Pedro Menendez de Aviles. In 1565, Menendez murdered over 250 French Protestants including the famed Jean Ribault, on the land where the Fort is today. Due to the history of the site, the Spanish named both the fort and the inlet "Matanzas," which means "slaughters" in English. That name carries on to this day.

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Quality Inn St Augustine Historic District Area

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"We could not have found a better accommodation for our one night stay in St. Augustine to see the Christmas lights for the first time. It was also our 5 month old CavaPoo debut trip. We had serious doubts about bringing Gracie. But the accommodations at Quality Inn, St. Augustine could not have made it easier. The room was perfect for what we needed. The breakfast was excellent. I know this would be hard. But if they could figure out how guests could eat with their dogs, that would be amazing. The 5 minute shuttle ride to bring us to where we could see the lights was a wonderful convenience. The desk clerks were very professional and a wealth of information. We're looking forward to next year."