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Spanish Florida

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Also known as Florida

former Spanish possession in North America (1513–1763, 1783–1821)

Key facts

Status
Governorate of the Spanish Empire
Capital
San Agustín
Government
Monarchy
1565 1598 first
Philip II
1759 1763 last
Charles III
1565 1574 first
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1762 1763 last
Melchor Feliú
Initial pensacola establishment abandonm
1559–1561
Fort caroline establishment as part of f
1564–1565
Santa elena establishment at charlesfort
1566–1587
Transferred to britain
10 February 1763

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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofUnited States Southern Alabama

Florida

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spanish Florida” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.