Source: The map on the left shows the modern general area of St. Augustine and the relationship between the city and Fort Matanzas. The map on the right is taken from the brochure provided by National Park Service at Fort Matanzas. It shows how to get to the fort on Rattlesnake Island from Anastasia Island. The tour that follows is intended to motivate you to visit this national monument and to stimulate imagination about tragic conflict that took place between the first French and early Spanish ("Latin" Americans both) in our region of Latin America.