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Juan de Ayala y Escobar, Governor of Spanish Florida (1716–1718) (born 1635)

Juan de Ayala y Escobar

Spanish soldier and administrator

Juan Francisco Buenaventura de Ayala y Escobar was a prominent Spanish soldier and administrator who governed Spanish Florida from October 30, 1716, to August 3, 1718. The succeeding governor, Antonio de Benavides, a zealous reformer, accused Ayala of trading in contraband with…
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Spanish Florida

Former Spanish possession in North America

Spanish Florida was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish…
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May 28

Day of the year

May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 217 days remain until the end of the year.
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