Presidio Santa Maria de Galve
- Presidio Santa Maria de Galve
The Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, founded in 1696 by the Spanish colonists (by franciscan monks), was in the area of Fort Barrancas at Naval Air Station Pensacola in northwest Florida, USA.
The presidio was captured peacefully on May 14, 1719, by Governor Bienville of French Louisiana, with a fleet of ships and a large ground force of Indian warriors. A hurricane devastated the area in 1722, and the evacuating French occupation forces burned the settlement before leaving.
The Spanish forces rebuilt the region in 1722 as fort "San Carlos", in the area of fort "San Carlos de Barrancas".
ee also
* Pensacola, Florida - history of the area.
* Fort Barrancas - surviving fort in the area, includes Spanish battery.
The Presidio has a rich cultural history spanning back to the native Ohlone people.The Spanish arrived in 1776 to establish the northernmost outpost of their empire in westernnorth america.The presidio then fell under mexican control for 24 years before the United States took control of it in 1846.
External links
* "Santa Maria de Galve" excavations: http://www.uwf.edu/anthropology/research/SantaMaria.cfm
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