Every year since our inception, the National Shrine Our Lady la Leche offers academic talks of the greatest proportions for the St. Augustine History Festival. 2025 was no exception! For a full description of this Special Event continue scrolling. Stay tuned for what 2026 will bring!

The Diocesan Archives at the National Shrine of Our Lady of la Leche is proud to announce that Dr. Trevor Bryant of Flagler College will be speaking on the topic Enslavement During the First Spanish Period. This is part of larger historical research on how people of Color helped build the Catholic Church in St. Augustine. Dr. Bryant is a brilliant scholar and highly sought-after speaker – just ask his students! Please click on the following link to reserved your seats for this wonderful event. https://DomingodeJesus.eventbrite.com

Professor Bryant graduated from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, with a B.A. in History and an M.L.A. in Florida Studies. He received his Doctorate from Florida International University, where he specialized in colonial Atlantic history, specifically emphasizing Colonial Latin America, the Caribbean, and Atlantic Slavery.

His primary research focuses on how people from all over the Atlantic world passed through Florida, linking the Spanish Caribbean to the Southern British Colonies. At Flagler, Professor Bryant teaches a variety of classes on colonialism in U.S. and Latin American History that encourage students to challenge preconceived ideas about colonialism in North America to develop transferable skills that translate to any career after college.