Adelantado of Florida

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Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.

Aliases (1)

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble title
colonial administrative office
appliesToJurisdiction Florida
La Florida
associatedWithEvent Spanish exploration of Florida
associatedWithPerson Ferdinand II of Aragon
conferringAuthority colonize Florida
conquer Florida
govern Florida
country Crown of Castile
grantedBy King of Spain
Spanish Crown
grantedTo Juan Ponce de León
hasRole civil administration
judicial authority
military leadership
historicalRegion Spanish North America
inception 16th century
languageOfName Spanish
legalForm royal patent
partOf Spanish colonial system
relatedPosition Adelantado mayor
scope hereditary-style frontier governorship
timePeriod early 16th century
titleHolder Juan Ponce de León

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hernando de Soto ("adelantado of Florida")
Juan Ponce de León
positionHeld
Tristán de Luna y Arellano ("adelantado of Florida")
heldTitle
Pánfilo de Narváez ("adelantado of Florida")
title

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