▁h anged ▁and ▁two ▁Fort ' s ▁houses ▁were ▁raz ed , ▁while ▁the ▁Fort ▁San ▁Mate o ▁suffered ▁serious ▁damage . ▁Est eb an ▁de ▁las ▁Al as ▁promised ▁to ▁build ▁another ▁fort ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Al ima con i ▁and ▁repair ▁San ▁Mate o ▁when ▁supplies ▁arrived . ▁ ▁After wards , ▁Pedro ▁Men ende z ▁returned , ▁he ▁ordered ▁Al as ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁to ▁bring ▁new ▁soldiers ▁and ▁sett lers ▁to ▁Florida , ▁which ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 . ▁When ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁then ▁Spanish ▁province ▁ 2 7 3 ▁new ▁soldiers ▁and ▁sett lers ▁were ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁main ▁for ts ▁of ▁the ▁col ony . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁governor ▁of ▁San ▁F eli pe , ▁where ▁he ▁gover ns ▁ 1 9 3 ▁people ▁( most ly ▁far mers ▁and ▁their ▁w ives ). ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁problem ▁for ▁surv ival ▁in ▁Florida . ▁European ▁c ere als ▁are ▁not ▁acc lim ated ▁in ▁these ▁sw amp y ▁lands , ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁could ▁not ▁prosper ▁due ▁to ▁mass ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁horses ▁and ▁c ows ▁by ▁Indians . ▁The ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁dep ended ▁on ▁supplies ▁from ▁abroad . ▁The ▁prolong ed ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁supply ▁and ▁payment ▁of ▁pay roll ▁f itt ings ▁caused ▁people ▁to ▁become ▁imp over ished . ▁ ▁Est