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This is a
list of colonial governors of Florida prior to it becoming a
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
territory in 1821. For governors of the United States territory and state, see
List of Governors of Florida.
French Period, 1564-1565
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René Goulaine de LaudonnièreRené Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline, located in present-day Jacksonville, Florida. Like Jean Ribault he was sent to look for land in Florida....
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Apr 1564 - 20 Sep 1565 |
Founder of Fort CarolineFort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida on June 22, 1564, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots. It lasted only a year before being obliterated by the Spanish...
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First Spanish Period, 1565-1763
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| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a sixteenth century Spanish admiral and pirate hunter. He is best remembered for his foundinggvkeogjnie0syhgw4s5ilpeaik,\wsketljfkjknse3k.tz;gdxpjik,\wskrema.zg;fkjding of St...
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8 Sep 1565 - 17 Sep 1574 |
Founder of St. Augustine, FloridaSt. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, in the United States. Founded in 1565, it is the oldest continuously occupied European established city, and the oldest port, in the continental United States. St. Augustine lies in a region of Florida known as The First Coast, which...
{note:1527 Pánfilo de NarváezPánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. He is most remembered as the leader of two expeditions, one to Mexico in 1520 to oppose Hernán Cortés, and another, disastrous, to Florida in 1527....
appointed Governor of Florida but died during an ill fated expedition} |
| Hernando de Miranda |
1575 - 1577 |
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| Pedro Menéndez de Márquez |
1577 - 1589 (acting to 1578) |
Beginning of Timucua The Timucua were an American Indian people who lived in Northeast and North Central Florida and southeast Georgia. The various groups of Timucua spoke dialects of the Timucua language...
conversion to ChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented by the revelations in the New Testament....
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| Gutierre de Miranda |
1589 - 1592 |
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| Rodrigo del Junco Rodrigo del Junco was the governor of Spanish Florida in 1592. He was the second husband to Francisca de Miranda-Santo Domingo. They had at least one child, Maria del Junco-Miranda. He drowned off the coast of Florida in 1592.-References:* Historia de Familias Cubanas...
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1592 |
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| Domingo Martínez de Avendaño |
1594 - 1596 |
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| Gonzalo Méndez de Canço |
1596 - 1603 |
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| Pedro de Ibarra |
1603 - 1609 |
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| Juan Fernández de Olivera |
1609 - 1613 |
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| Juan Treviño de Guillamas |
1613 - 1618 |
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| Juan de Salinas |
1618 - 1624 |
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| Luis de Rojas y Borja |
1624 - 1630 |
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| Andrés Rodríguez de Villegas |
1630 - 1633 |
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| Luis de Horruytiner |
1633 - 1639 |
ApalacheeThe Apalachee are an Indian tribe that lived in Apalachee Province, Florida, until the tribe was largely destroyed and dispersed in the 18th century. They lived between the Aucilla River and Ochlockonee River, at the head of Apalachee Bay and were first encountered by Spanish explorers in the 16th...
missionsA Christian mission has been widely defined, since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, as that which is designed "to form a viable indigenous church-planting and world changing movement." This definition is motivated by a theologically imperative theme of the Bible to make God known, as outlined in the...
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| Damián de Vega Castro y Pardo |
1639 - 1645 |
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| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla |
1645 - 1646 |
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit |
1646 - 1647 |
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| Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla |
1647 - 1650 |
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| Nicolás Ponce de León |
1650 - 1654 |
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| Pedro Horruytiner Benedit |
1654 - 1655 |
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| Diego de Rebolledo |
1655 - 1659 |
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| Alonso de Aranguiz y Cortés |
1659 - 1664 |
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| Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega |
1664 - 1670 |
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| Manuel de Çendoya |
1670 - 1675 |
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| Pablo de Hita y Salazar |
1675 - 1680 |
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| Juan Márquez Cabrera |
1680 - 1687 |
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| Diego de Quiroga y Losado |
1687 - 1693 |
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| Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos |
1693 - 1699 |
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| José de Zúñiga y la Cerda |
1699 - 1706 |
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| Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez |
1706 - 1716 |
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| Pedro de Olivera y Fullana |
1716 |
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| Juan de Ayala Escobar |
1716 - 1718 |
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| Antonio de Benavides |
1718 - 1734 |
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| Francisco del Moral y Sánchez |
1734 - 1737 |
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| Manuel de Montiano |
1737 - 1749 |
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| Melchor de Navarrete |
1749 - 1752 |
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| Fulgencio García de Solís |
1752 - 1755 |
acting |
| Alonso Fernández de Heredia |
1755 - 1758 |
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| Lucas Fernando de Palacio y Valenzuela |
1758 - 1761 |
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| Alonso de Cárdenas |
1761 - 1762 |
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| Melchor Feliú |
1762 - 1763 |
Oversaw removal of entire population to Cuba. |
East Florida
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James GrantJames Grant, Laird of Ballindalloch was a major general in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served as Governor of East Florida from 1763 to 1771.-Early career:...
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1763 - 1771 |
Capital at St. Augustine, FloridaSt. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, in the United States. Founded in 1565, it is the oldest continuously occupied European established city, and the oldest port, in the continental United States. St. Augustine lies in a region of Florida known as The First Coast, which...
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| John Moultrie John Moultrie was a deputy governor of East Florida in the years before the American Revolutionary War. He became acting governor when his predecessor, James Grant, was invalided home in 1771. Moultrie again became a deputy under his successor, Patrick Tonyn, returning to England in 1784.Moultrie...
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1771 - 1774 |
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| Patrick Tonyn Patrick Tonyn was a British General who served as the second colonial governor of East Florida from 1775 to 1783.Tonyn was from a military background. His father, Charles Tonyn, was a Colonel in the 6th Inniskillen Dragoons...
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1774 - 1784 |
Last British Governor of Florida |
West Florida
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Term |
Notes |
| George Johnstone |
1763 - 1767 |
Capital at Pensacola, FloridaPensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2007, the estimated population was 54,283....
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| Montfort Browne Montfort Browne was a British Army officer and Tory. He commanded the Prince of Wales' American Regiment in the southern campaigns shortly after its 1777 foundation, as Brigadier-General...
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1767 - 1769 |
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| John Eliot |
1769 - 1769 |
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| Elias Durnford |
1769 - 1770 |
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| Peter Chester |
1770 - 9 May 1781 |
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Second Spanish Period, 1784-1821
East Florida
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Term |
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| Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco |
12 July 1784 - July 1790 |
Capital at St. Augustine, FloridaSt. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, in the United States. Founded in 1565, it is the oldest continuously occupied European established city, and the oldest port, in the continental United States. St. Augustine lies in a region of Florida known as The First Coast, which...
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| Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y Barnuevo |
July 1790 - March 1796 |
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| Bartolomé Morales |
March 1796 - June 1796 |
acting governor |
| Enrique White |
June 1796 - March 1811 |
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| Juan José de Estrada |
March 1811 - June 1812 |
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| Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón |
June 1812 - June 1815 |
Patriot War with Georgia |
| Juan José de Estrada |
June 1815 - January 1816 |
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| José María Coppinger |
January 1816 - 10 July 1821 |
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West Florida
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Term |
Notes |
| Colonel Arturo O’Neill y Tyrone |
9 May 1781 - 1794 |
Capital at Pensacola, FloridaPensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2007, the estimated population was 54,283....
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| Enrique White |
1794 - 1796 |
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| Francisco de Paula Gelabert |
1796 |
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| Colonel Vincente Folch y Juan |
1796 - 1811 |
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| Francisco San Maxent |
1811 - 1812 |
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga |
1812 - 1813 |
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| Mateo González Manrique |
1813 - 1815 |
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| José de Soto |
1815 - 1816 |
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| Mauricio de Zúñiga |
1816 |
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| Francisco San Maxent |
1816 |
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| José Fascot |
1816 - 26 May 1818 |
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| Colonel William King (American) |
26 May 1818 - 4 February 1819 |
United States occupation during First Seminole WarThe Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans, collectively known as Seminoles, and the United States. The First Seminole War was from 1817 to 1818; the Second Seminole War from 1835 to 1842; and the Third Seminole War...
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| Colonel José María Callava |
Feb 1819 - 17 July 1821 |
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