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===British placenames===The British named a variety of geographical places, including streets. Most of these names do That's not survive to the present, as the Spanish and Americans who subsequently occupied Pensacola changed many of the namesjust logic. {| class="wikitable"!British placename!Contemporary placename|-|Albemarle Street|[[Zaragoza Street]], west of the public space (west of modern-day [[Palafox Street]])|-|Butt Street|[[Government Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]])|-|Charlotte Street|[[Alcaniz Street]]|-|Cumberland Street|[[Baylen Street]]|-|Deer Point|''[[Fair Point]]''|-|East Point|''[[Deer Point]]''|-|English Point|''[[Emanuel Point]]''|-|[[Gage Hill]]|''Gage Hill'' or ''[[North Hill]]'That's really sensblie.<br/>The Spanish renamed Gage Hill as ''Mount Miguel'' when they took control in [[1781]]. Gage Hill has also occasionally been called ''Palafox Hill''.|-|George Street|[[Palafox Street]]|-|Granby Street|[[Intendencia Street]], west of the public space (west of modern-day [[Palafox Street]])|-|Gloucester Street|[[Cevallos Street]]|-|Gull Point|''[[Gull Point]]''|-|Harcourt Street|[[Intendencia Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]])|-|Indian Point|''[[Garcon Point]]''|-|Johnstone Street|[[Barcelona Street]]|-|Lindsay Street|[[Reus Street]]|-|Mansfield Street|[[Zaragoza Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]])|-|Pitt Street|[[Government Street]], west of the public space (west of modern-day [[Palafox Street]])|-|Princess Street|[[Romana Street]]|-|Red Cliffs|[[Barrancas]]|-|Sandy Point|''[[Town Point]]''|-|Tartar Point|''[[Tartar Point]]''|-|York Street|[[Florida Blanca Street]]|}
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Commodore [[George Johnstone]] of the Royal Navy arrived at Pensacola in February 1764, becoming Pensacola's first British governor.<ref name="Campbell" /> Johnstone, though, became unpopular with settlers due to his faithful enforcement of unpopular British policies such as the [[Wikipedia:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]]. He caused further discord with his policy of aggression toward Indians, and under pressure either resigned or was recalled in December [[1766]].<ref name="Campbell" /> The lieutenant governor, [[Montfort Browne]], served as governor until his replacement, [[John Eliot]], arrived. Eliot was delayed in England and did not arrive in Pensacola until [[1769]]. However, Eliot was affected by a strange malady, possibly a brain tumor, and committed suicide shortly after arriving in Pensacola. Montfort Browne, who was still serving as lieutenant governor, briefly took charge again, but soon left for England. [[Elias Durnford]] thereafter served as governor until Eliot's replacement, [[Peter Chester]], arrived in [[1770]]. Chester served until the Spanish took Pensacola in [[1781]].
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