Royal Governor of La Florida

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The Royal Governor of La Florida was the Spanish Crown’s chief colonial administrator and military commander in the province of La Florida during the period of Spanish rule in what is now the southeastern United States.

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Royal Governor of La Florida canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish imperial office
colonial administrative office
governorship
appliesToJurisdiction La Florida NERFINISHED
Spanish Florida NERFINISHED
parts of present-day southeastern United States
province of La Florida
southeastern region of North America
appointedBy King of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
country Spanish Empire
endTime 1821
early 19th century
followedBy United States territorial governor of Florida
governs royal colony
hasDuty civil administration of La Florida
command of military forces in La Florida
defense of the province
implementation of royal policies
oversight of missions and settlements
hasJurisdictionOver Castillo de San Marcos NERFINISHED
Spanish missions in Florida
fortifications of St. Augustine
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
Spanish colonization of the Americas
colonial era in North America
inception 16th century
legalForm royal appointment
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED
officeHolderRank chief colonial administrator
military commander
officeType civil-military governorship
partOf Spanish colonial administration
Spanish imperial governance in the Americas
positionHeldBy Enrique White NERFINISHED
Gonzalo Méndez de Canço NERFINISHED
José Coppinger NERFINISHED
Juan José de Estrada NERFINISHED
Luis de Rojas y Borja NERFINISHED
Manuel de Montiano NERFINISHED
Melchor Feliú NERFINISHED
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés NERFINISHED
Sebastián Kindelán y O’Regan NERFINISHED
Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernment St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED
startTime 1560s
subordinateTo Council of the Indies NERFINISHED
Viceroy of New Spain NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Spanish

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Manuel de Montiano positionHeld Royal Governor of La Florida