Spanish Florida
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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.