Juan Márquez Cabrera
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Juan Marquez Cabrera was the governor of Florida
between 1680 and 1687.
Juan Márquez Cabrera was appointed governor in 1680, replacing Pablo de Hita y Salazar
. He arrived to province November 30 of that year. On his arrived, Hita y Salazar gave him a report that included a detailed outline of the progress made by him in St. Augustine until then. In this report, he explained the many changes he had in the castle. However, none of these changes corresponded to the original plans, that commissioned him the crown.
Governor Cabrera made a series of investigations that concluded with the numbers of materials and structures carried out in St. Augustine by Hita y Salazar and he said the report that gave him Hita y Salazar was false. His engineers found many errors in the structures which he commanded to do, especially in reference to some walls and bastions, which were unstable because their bases were incomplete.
He, as the three previous governors, worked hard at building the Castillo de San Marcos
. In 1683 he formed a company of free mulatto and black militia in St. Augustine
. It consisted of 42 men and six officers.
In August of 1686 Juan Marques Cabrera went on the attack and destroyed the English settlement at
Port Royal
, but a storm stopped their movement to Charles Town. He leave the office in 1687.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
between 1680 and 1687.
Juan Márquez Cabrera was appointed governor in 1680, replacing Pablo de Hita y Salazar
Pablo de Hita y Salazar
Pablo de Hita y Salazar was a Spanish soldier and governor of Florida , who was best known for his many mistakes made in the re - construction of the Castillo de San Marcos, St...
. He arrived to province November 30 of that year. On his arrived, Hita y Salazar gave him a report that included a detailed outline of the progress made by him in St. Augustine until then. In this report, he explained the many changes he had in the castle. However, none of these changes corresponded to the original plans, that commissioned him the crown.
Governor Cabrera made a series of investigations that concluded with the numbers of materials and structures carried out in St. Augustine by Hita y Salazar and he said the report that gave him Hita y Salazar was false. His engineers found many errors in the structures which he commanded to do, especially in reference to some walls and bastions, which were unstable because their bases were incomplete.
He, as the three previous governors, worked hard at building the Castillo de San Marcos
Castillo de San Marcos
The Castillo de San Marcos site is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. It is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. Construction was begun in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. During the twenty year period of British possession from 1763 until 1784, the...
. In 1683 he formed a company of free mulatto and black militia in St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
. It consisted of 42 men and six officers.
In August of 1686 Juan Marques Cabrera went on the attack and destroyed the English settlement at
Port Royal
Port Royal
Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...
, but a storm stopped their movement to Charles Town. He leave the office in 1687.