This beautiful American city, located on the Atlantic coast, has long been chosen by Russian pop stars. Now the history of Miami is inextricably linked both with Russia and with its representatives, who will write many new bright pages in the chronicle of the city's life.
From Indians to Spaniards
Naturally, the first inhabitants of these lands were Indians, historians call the Tequest tribe. They occupied the territory of modern Miami, Pal Beach and Broward counties. The main occupation of the indigenous people is hunting, fishing, collecting plants, since the tribe was nomadic, then its representatives had no idea about agriculture, the possibility of growing vegetables and fruits.
The first Europeans who appeared on these lands were from Spain, one of them - the Spanish conquistador - gave the territory the name Chekvesta, which later became the first toponym of Miami. The modern name comes from the name of another Indian tribe that lived in these parts.
Fighting for a place in the sun
These territories became a permanent place of residence for immigrants from Europe only by the beginning of the 19th century. First, guests from the Bahamas arrived, their goal is to search for treasures on sunken or stranded ships. During the same period, the Seminole Indians live here, so armed clashes begin, leading to the so-called "Second Seminole War".
In 1842, the war ends with the victory of the white-skinned, former European residents, the village of Miami appears on the map of the area. The population is growing rapidly, literally in two years the village becomes a town, and the main settlement in the district.
Unfortunately, the Second and Third Seminole Wars did not contribute to the development of the region and the town, on the contrary, it actually fell into decay. A new bright page in the history of Miami (in brief) began at the end of the 19th century with Julia Tuttle, who bought large territories in the vicinity of the modern city.
She applied for an extension of the railway line to Miami, was refused in 1886. After 6 years, she made the same request and received consent. Henry Flagler, an American railroad tycoon, not only built a branch line, but also began building hotels around the town.
An important page in the history of Miami was the receipt of a gambling permit, which led to a sharp increase in the number of residents at the expense of immigrants from the north of the country. After that, the city experienced more than one wave of guests from Cuba, from other countries and cities.
