How Did The Spanish Invasion Of Gorgia

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The Gorgia is located directly between the English colony of South Carolina and the Spanish colony of Florida,was the subject of frecuent military invasions by by both sides until the Yamsee war (1715-1716)left the area devoid of people.

In 1732 Oglethorpe received a charter of Province of Gorgia,it was named after king George.Oglethorpe imagined it was a refuge for English poor people who were debtors and crowded in prisons.
Gorgia was the last English colony in the new world .

Permanently the Spanish are abandoned their attempts to invade Georgia that happened after the British were under Oglethorpe attacked garrisons of Spanish

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