Francisco Menéndez Márquez
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menéndez Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Posado.
Francisco Menéndez Márquez y Posada (died 1649) was a royal treasurer (teosoro real) and interim co-governor of Spanish Florida, and the founder of a cattle ranching enterprise that became the largest in Florida.
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Francisco Menéndez Márquez | |
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Governor of La Florida | |
In office 11 April 1646 – 8 January 1648 | |
Preceded by | Benito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla |
Succeeded by | Benito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 1649 St. Augustine, Florida |
Profession | Royal treasurer and Administrator (Governor of Florida) |
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