When Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain in 1513, he anticipated little resistance from the native peoples or from other European powers. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 had granted all the lands west of the Line of Demarcation to Spain. But the European countries of Britain and France did not feel compelled to honor that distinction. In 1562, French explorer and military leader Jean Ribault established the settlement of Fort Caroline just north of present day Jacksonville. The ensuing power struggle pitted the French against the Spanish for control of Florida. Ultimately, the Spanish prevailed, and Spain controlled Florida for the next two hundred years.