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{{Infobox_park | park = Plaza Ferdinand VII | {{Infobox_park | park = Plaza Ferdinand VII | ||
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| type = Historic site | | type = Historic site | ||
| size = 1.6 acres | | size = 1.6 acres | ||
| facilities = benches, fountain, decorative cannons | | facilities = benches, fountain, decorative cannons | ||
| operator = [[City of Pensacola Parks & Recreation Department|Parks & Recreation Department]]<br>[[Historic Pensacola Village]] | | operator = [[City of Pensacola Parks & Recreation Department|Parks & Recreation Department]]<br>[[Historic Pensacola Village]] | ||
− | | location = | + | | location = Palafox, between Government and Zaragosa |
| opened = 1815 | | opened = 1815 | ||
− | | mapcode = <googlemap lat="30.408839" lon="-87.213968" zoom=" | + | | mapcode = <googlemap lat="30.408839" lon="-87.213968" zoom="17" width="300" height="300" overview="no">30.408839, -87.213968, Plaza Ferdinand VII</googlemap> |
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− | '''Plaza Ferdinand VII''' is an outdoor garden and park in the [[Historic Pensacola Village| | + | The '''Plaza Ferdinand VII''' is an outdoor garden and park in the [[Historic Pensacola Village|historic district]] of [[Pensacola, Florida]]. It is located on [[Palafox Street]] between [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Zaragosa Street|Zaragosa]] Streets. It was named after [[King Ferdinand VII]] of Spain. |
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==Historical significance== | ==Historical significance== | ||
− | The cession of Florida to the United States from Spain occurred at the Plaza on | + | [[Image:Bustofandrewjackson.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A bust of Andrew Jackson at the Plaza Ferdinand VII, where Jackson was sworn in as Governor.]] |
− | + | The cession of Florida to the United States from Spain occurred at the Plaza on July 17, 1821. General [[Andrew Jackson]] made a public speech to townspeople, informing them that the land was now the Florida Territory, and that Pensacola would be its capital. General Jackson was later sworn in as first Territorial Governor in the plaza. A bust of Jackson now stands at the spot where he was inaugurated. | |
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− | + | The Plaza was listed for consideration on the National Register of Historic Places in 1960, achieving the status of Historic Place in 1966. Archaeologists, in 2002, discovered evidence of British structures previously not known to have existed in that area. | |
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Parks]] |
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] | [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] |