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Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida (died 1829)

Vicente Sebastián Pintado

Spanish cartographer and military officer

Vicente Sebastian Pintado y Brito was a Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida. He is known for conducting surveys of lands for settlers who had requested grants in Louisiana and Florida, as well as the…
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Louisiana (New Spain)

Province of New Spain

Louisiana, was a province of New Spain from 1762 to 1801. It was primarily located in the center of North America encompassing the western basin of the Mississippi River plus New Orleans. The area had originally been claimed and controlled by France, which had named it La…
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Spanish West Florida

Province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821

Spanish West Florida was a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 until 1821, when both it and East Florida were ceded to the United States.
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February 20

Day of the year

February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year.
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