Gonzalo Méndez de Canço
16/17th-century Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator of Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gonzalo Méndez de Canço y Donlebún (alternatively spelled "de Cancio" or "de Canzo"; c. 1554 – March 31, 1622) was a Spanish admiral who served as the seventh governor of the Spanish province of La Florida (1596–1603). He fought in the Battle of San Juan (1595) against the English admiral Francis Drake. During his tenure as governor of Florida, he dealt severely with a rebellion known as Juanillo's revolt among the Native Americans in Guale, forcing them, as well as other tribes in Florida, to submit to Spanish domination. De Canço was best known, however, for promoting the cultivation of maize in the province, and for introducing its cultivation to Asturias, Spain, where it eventually became an important crop.[1][2]
Gonzalo Méndez de Canço | |
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7th Governor of La Florida | |
In office March 22, 1596/ June 1597 – February 1603/ October 1603 | |
Preceded by | Alonso de las Alas, Bartolomé de Argüelles and Juan Menendez Marquez |
Succeeded by | Pedro de Ibarra |
Personal details | |
Born | 1554 Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain |
Died | March 31, 1622 Tapia de Casariego |
Spouse | Magdalena de Luazes Lugo |
Profession | Admiral and colonial governor |