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'''Andrew Jackson''' ([[1767]]-[[1845]]) was an American military hero who twice captured Pensacola, then capital of [[Third Spanish period|Spanish West Florida]], during military campaigns — first in the [[Battle of Pensacola (1814)|first]] in [[Battle of Pensacola1814]] (part of the [[War of 1812]]) and [[Capture Battle of Pensacola, (1818)|again]] in [[1818]] (part of the [[Seminole Wars]]), after which he established an [[American provisional government]] in the city. He returned to Pensacola in [[1821]] to oversee the [[Transfer of Spanish West Florida to the United States|transfer of Florida to the United States]] and serve as the new territory's first governor.
Jackson's military accomplishments made him a popular figure, and he was elected in [[1828]] as the seventh [[Wikipedia:President of the United States|President of the United States]] and served two terms in office, from [[1829]] to [[1837]].