Membership in Los Floridanos is limited to the descendants of the early Spanish settlers who arrived in Florida during the "First Spanish Period" - 1565-1763.
St. Augustine was founded by Don Pedro Menendez de Avilies in 1565. Menendez hoped that by establishing a permanent settlement of Spanish subjects and soldiers that he could expel the French from Fort Caroline in Northern Florida. He was successful in that undertaking and thereby secured the possession of Florida for the Spanish Crown.
The society is presently represented by the descendants of the Solana and Sanchez families and welcomes members from other Spanish families who were present in Florida from 1565 to 1763.