“In Florida history it is taught that during the Spanish American War that Spanish forces captured Florida’s capital, St. Augustine at the time, and same time as American forces captured Havana, Cuba.”If you think Spain invaded Florida during the Sp-nAshaimerican War the you need to go back to elementary school and actually listen to your teachers this time around. St. Augustine was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1819 and the Spanish Army hasn’t been back since.