Wikipedia is hardly "all historical accounts".
Hard to say, but it would not have been as damaging if he had stuck to the "here be pirates" thesis you openly prefer, rather than the "here be heretics" declaration which he brazenly did. His doing so lends more credence to the thing being one of religion & empire, rather than a just policing of criminal matters.
I don't openly prefer anything but the truth. That they were Huguenots is secondary. Spain was at war with France, and their shipping lanes were being pirated by the French. To help resolve this matter, the King sent Menendez to clear them from Florida not simply because they were Huguenots, but to protect his interests.
Who knows? Without this additional act of hatred, more fuel for the fire of religious/political power struggles, perhaps even the later St. Batholomew's Day Massacre itself could have been avoided?
That is pure speculation that is very improbable. The Huguenots turning against the French Monarchy, the invasion of a Huguenot army into Hainault, and the attempted assassination of Coligny all led up to the massacre.
I guess she wanted to cover a few people's tracks, eh?
On a more practical note perhaps, if the slaughter had not had such fiercely religious overtones, then the later mistrust of Catholics in the developing New World colonies would have had one less bloody massacre, historical "incident" to serve as cause for such mistrust, which only later and slowly were overcome.
Rumors and silly theories don't make for accurate history.
there are strong hints in the information we have both viewed, that that too very likely occurred.
They aren't that strong. But even if it were true, it would just be a side story that Protestants would squeeze for all its worth. We know the reason Menendez was sent by the King to clear them from Florida was because they were French interlopers threatening the shipping lanes. Not because they were Huguenots.
Liberal Headline: Catholics massacre Huguenots building a church in Florida.
Exactly — Spaniards versus Frenchies.
Hey! Hold on there a second buddy. Those statements which you are trying to characterize as what I offered as "history", were in answer to a question YOU asked, as to "what difference would it have made" concerning the reasons behind the slaughters, and what declarations were made at the time by Menendez concerning the same.
It made a difference at the time, being it was as I said. Europeans both Catholic and Protestant were appalled when details of the goings-on reached them.
Wikipedia is hardly "all historical accounts"
I never said that they were, yet even with only grabbing from that convenient source, it's far better than than what you yourself bring in establishing points key to your "version of truth" which is by and large sophistry and opinion, backed by wind.