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  • | occupation =Spanish military officer ...Coulon Jumonville de Villiers''' was an officer of [[Third Spanish period|Spanish Pensacola]] at the time of its transfer to the United States in [[1821]]. H
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  • ...Carlos de Barrancas'' in [[1797]].<ref name=VFOforts/> ''Barranca'' is a Spanish word for ''[[bluff]]'', the natural terrain feature that makes this locatio ...Barrancas was designed by [[Joseph Gilbert Totten]], and connected to the Spanish-built water-battery by an underground walkway tunnel. Major [[William Henr
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  • ...y''') was an early resident of territorial Florida during the [[antebellum period]] who operated the [[Collins Hotel]] along with his wife and served as [[Es ...5 under Louisiana Tensas]</ref> and his wife is found in the 1787 and 1789 Spanish Census for the areas, as well as in the American State Papers, Volume 1, fo
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  • ...d Sticks were in Pensacola, obtaining arms from the [[Third Spanish period|Spanish]], Major Daniel Beasley, Captain Dixon Bailey, and Colonel Caller, led a di ...scouts from the fort found no signs of the war party, and Beasley had the second slave flogged for raising a "false alarm".
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  • ...y of the Royal Artillery arrived from Havana to receive Pensacola from the Spanish commandant. On [[September 3]] Spain evacuated its troops and the town's ci On [[March 9]], [[1781]], Spanish Field Marshal [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an amphibious [[siege of Pensac
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  • ...ugust 22]], [[1700]]) was one of the first great intellectuals born in the Spanish viceroyalty of [[Wikipedia:New Spain|New Spain]]. A polymath and writer, he When a Spanish attempt to colonize Pensacola Bay in [[1698]] was thwarted by the arrival o
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  • ...tes. [[Fort San Carlos de Barrancas|Fort San Carlos]], the little, ancient Spanish fort at the entrance to Pensacola harbor, and Hotel San Carlos, the magnifi ...ooms at inexpensive rates — the San Carlos could not compete. It entered a period of decline and neglect from which it would not recover.
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  • The first recorded mayor, under Spanish rule, was [[Jose Noriega]] (1820-1821). During the Civil War the city gover |[[Jose Noriega]]<br/>(Spanish ''alcade'')
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  • ...ied by NAS Pensacola has a '''rich history''' dating back to [[1559]] when Spanish explorer Don [[Tristan de Luna]] founded a colony on the bluff where [[Fort .... Many of the present structures on the air station were built during this period, including the stately two- and three-story houses on North Avenue. Unfort
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  • ...occupied by NAS Pensacola has a rich history dating back to [[1559]] when Spanish explorer Don [[Tristan de Luna]] founded a colony on the bluff where [[Fort .... Many of the present structures on the air station were built during this period, including the stately two- and three-story houses on North Avenue. Many of
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  • ...S Pensacola has a colorful background dating back to the 16th century when Spanish explorer Don [[Tristan de Luna]] founded a colony on the bluff where [[Fort .... Many of the present structures on the air station were built during this period, including the stately two- and three-story houses on North Avenue. Many of
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  • ...scholarships through the annual auction and Bill Wesanen became the club's second Paul Harris Fellow. On the fun side, the club had the continuing Dave Johns ...lubs in hosting the Rotary International President, Bill Robbins, only the second time that an active president had been to the area. Doug Howie was very act
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