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Map of West Florida
Map of West Florida


Governments of West Florida

The colonial province of West Florida existed from 1763 until 1821. Its respective owners were Great Britain and Spain.

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Map of the Province of West Florida

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Plan of Pensacola

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It follows a complete list of all British and Spanish governors of West Florida from 1763 to 1821, along with main events that occurred during their times in office.

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West Florida's Governors and Main Events

Year Colonial Power Events Governor / Gobernador
1763-1783 Great Britain   Arriving August 6, 1763: interim military administration under Augustin Prevost
    June 6, 1764: Territory extension northward to the parallel at 32 degrees 28'  
      Appointed in 1763 but arrived October 21, 1764: George Johnstone, until January 13, 1767 (recalled)
      Montfort Browne, interim, 1767-1769
      Arrived April 2, 1769: John Eliot, until May 2, 1769 (suicide, hung himself)
      Elias Durnford, interim, 1769-1770
      Arrived August 10, 1770: Peter Chester, until surrender to the Spanish at Pensacola on May 9, 1781
1783-1821 Spain 1783 Peace of Paris Arturo O'Neill de Tyrone y O'Kelly: June 4, 1781-1792

(During O'Neill's absences: Pedro Piernas as acting governor 1785, Franscisco Cruzat and Jacobo Dubreuil 1789)

  The Natchez District and its fort was supervised separately and its governor was under direct command of the Spanish governor-general of Louisiana. Governor of Natchez District from 1789-1797 was Colonel Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, after which the U.S. acquired the area via the Treaty of San Lorenzo.
      Carlos Howard 1792-1793
      Enrique White 1793-1795
      Francisco de Paula Gelabert 1796
    1810: West Florida Revolt and Republic of West Florida Juan Vicente Folch y Juan 1796-1811
      Francisco Maximiliano de San Maxent (acting 1809-1811) official 1811-1812
      Mauricio de Zuñiga 1812-1813
    The War of 1812 reaches West Florida. Mateo González Manrique 1813-1815
      José de Soto 1815-1816
      Mauricio de Zuñiga 1816
      Francisco Maximiliano de San Maxent 1816
      José Fascot (Masot) 1816-1819 with the following interruption:

Colonel William King (United States) May 26, 1818 - February 4, 1819
      José María Callava February 1819 until transfer of the territory to the United States in July 1821 by means of the
Adams-Onis Treaty.

 

 

 


 

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