Juan 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 Valdés.
Juan Menéndez Márquez y Valdés (1531–1627) was royal treasurer and interim governor of Spanish Florida, and governor of Popayán Province (in present-day Colombia). He was the father of Francisco Menéndez Márquez, who succeeded him as governor of Florida (1646–1648).[1]
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Juan Menéndez Márquez | |
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Interim Governor of La Florida | |
In office 1595–1597 | |
Preceded by | Domingo Martínez de Avendaño |
Succeeded by | Gonzalo Méndez de Cancio |
Personal details | |
Born | 1531 Cudillero, Asturias (Spain) |
Died | 1627 Known |
Profession | Royal treasurer, interim governor (of Spanish Florida), and governor (of Popayán Province, in present-day Colombia). |
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