The Presidio Desktop Font

In mid-October, 1700, the Spanish Crown drafted a memorial, authorizing a series of pensions to help support fifteen impoverished residents of St. Augustine, most of them widows. The funds were to be drawn from Florida’s annual situado, or royal subsidy. 
 
One of the recipients was a woman named Catalina Hernández de la Cruz, the widowed spouse of the adjutant Alonso Solana. The annual pension, which would later transfer to one of Catalina Hernández de la Cruz’s daughters, was granted based on her husband's twenty-eight years of loyal service, and the fact that he was killed by a lightning strike while working on the construction of St. Augustine’s fort, the Castillo de San Marcos 
  
The Presidio font was inspired by these pension records and the stories they reveal. 

Thank you for supporting La Florida! The font installation process depends on a number of factors, including the type of computer you have. YouTube is a great source of information on how to install new fonts to a variety of PCs, for Macs, and other computers.

The shape and size of the letters found in historical documents varied widely. As such, the spacing for these authentically historical fonts also fluctuates from style to style, with many of the letters extending beyond one or two lines. For best results, we recommend double spacing when using these fonts.

Researched and designed by Sin Barcos, Inc. Programmed by Melissa Morales.