9,487
edits
Changes
New page: The '''third Spanish period''' of Pensacola history took place between 1781 and 1821. It began with the Siege of Pensacola, when Bernardo de Gálvez triumphed over [[Britis...
The '''third Spanish period''' of Pensacola history took place between [[1781]] and [[1821]]. It began with the [[Siege of Pensacola]], when [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] triumphed over [[British Pensacola|British forces]], and ended with the [[Adams-Onís Treaty]] that [[Transfer of Florida|ceded Spanish Florida to the United States]]. Spanish sovereignty was interrupted in [[1818]] when [[Andrew Jackson]] [[Battle of Pensacola (1818)|invaded the city]] and established an [[American provisional government]] that lasted into the [[1819|next year]].
{{hist-stub}}
{{Third Spanish period}}
[[Category:Third Spanish period|Third Spanish period]]
{{hist-stub}}
{{Third Spanish period}}
[[Category:Third Spanish period|Third Spanish period]]