Pedro de Olivera y Fullana
| Juan de Ayala y Escobar | |
|---|---|
| 33ºRoyal Governor of La Florida | |
| In office July 13, 1716 – October 30, 1716 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco de Córcoles y Martinez |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Ayala y Escobar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | October 30, 1716 Saint Augustine, Florida |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Profession | Administrator |
Pedro de Olivera y Fullana was the governor of la Florida between July 13 and October 30, 1716.[1] He died in Florida, when still had not finished his mandate.
Biography
During his government, in 1716, the Creek cacique Chislacaliche asked to Fullana to send a Spanish to the Creek territory to take charge of pacifying the natives of the territory in order to regain your friendship with them and give them gifts. So, taking advantage of the occasion to restore the Creek in Florida, Fullana sent to retired Lieutenant colonel Diego Peña and four soldiers to Florida to rebuild towns on Chattahoochee[2] and to convince to the local caciques to accompany him to Saint Augustine and declare their loyalty to the king and the governor in a solemn ceremony, in exchange for which they would be given muskets and gunpowder. So, Peña departed in August of that year and he visited many villages north of the Chaltahoochee and Apachicola rivers and on September 28 he got to meet with the principal caciques of various tribes, such as Uchize, Savacola, Achito and Tasquique and explained them the friendship that the king wanted to give them and the help they could give them in their fight against enemy tribes and the English. He also provided them arms and ammunition. So the Amerindians accepted the alliance and an indigenous representation returned to Saint Augustine with Peña.[3]
However, before his arrived, in October 30 in this year (1716), Olivera y Fullana died in the city (in Saint Augustine), when still had not finished his mandate. [4] [5] So now Florida was ruled for Juan de Ayala y Escobar, who received to Amerindians with goodwill. [3]
References
- ↑ John Worth - Spanish Florida - Governors. University of West Florida. Retrieved in July 8, 2014, to 00:10 pm.
- ↑ C. Hahn, Steven (2004). The Invention of the Creek Nation, 1670-1763. Page 90.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Villanueva Jiménez, Jesús (2014). La Cruz de plata (in Spanish, "The Silver Cross").
- ↑ Paul Eugene Camp (compiler; 2001). Conquistadores in the Land of Flowers. University of South Florida.
- ↑ Cronología histórica: year 1716 (in Spanish: historical Timeline).
