பெர்னார்டோ டி கால்வேஸ் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from பெர்னார்டோ டி கால்வேஸ். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In பெர்னார்டோ டி கால்வேஸ் Today - Breaking & Trending Today

West Florida: The Forgotten 14th Colony


5:35
When the 13 colonies rose up against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, Florida wasn t in that group. In fact, at the time, Florida wasn’t even a single colony. Here s a look at the history of West Florida, the forgotten 14th colony.
“The name of the colony is West Florida, said Mike Bunn, a member of the board of directors of the Alabama Historical Association and is Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. A lot of people get that geographic reference stuck in their head and they think we’re talking specifically about the Pensacola area. But in truth it was a large swath of the Gulf Coast.”  ....

United States , United Kingdom , Yazoo River , Spanish Fort , Great Britain , Bob Barrett , Mike Bunn , Alabama Historical Association , Revolutionary War , West Florida , Historic Blakeley State Park , Gulf Coast , Forgotten Story , Gulf South , Revolutionary Era , Mississippi River , Apalachicola River , Seven Years , American Revolutionary War , British West Florida , Spanish West Florida , Central Time Zone , Florida Panhandle , New South , Bernardo De Galvez , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் ,

How did Pensacola end up back in Spanish control for a second time?


How did Pensacola end up back in Spanish control for a second time?
Elizabeth D. Benchley, Special to the News Journal
© Courtesy
After the First Spanish occupation of Pensacola ended, British troops, followed by merchants and civilians, moved into the original Spanish settlement of San Miguel de Panzacola. That area, shown on this map, is now North Hill.
Editor s note: This is the second of a series of stories that will be featured in the Pensacola News Journal each week leading up to the 200th anniversary of Escambia County. Look for these stories each Monday in print.
The First Spanish occupation of Pensacola ended with the 1763 treaty among European powers that awarded Florida to the British at the close of the Seven Years War. Spain was awarded New Orleans and Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi River. The Spanish and their mission Indian allies in Pensacola evacuated to Mexico. ....

United Kingdom , United States , Fort George , New Orleans , North Hill , Mississippi River , Escambia County , Gulf Of Mexico , Mexico General , San Carlos , Andrew Jackson , Panton Leslie , Michael Catholic , Elizabethd Benchley , John Forbes , Archaeology Institute , Panton Leslie Company , Florida Genealogical Society , First Spanish , Courtesy After , Pensacola News Journal , Seven Years , Gage Hill , West Florida , Mississippi Rivers , American Revolution ,