Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola

Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola (1756-1763) - A Spanish presidio established in 1756 in present day Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Abandoned by the Spanish in 1763.

Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola History

Construction on the presidio began in August 1757 and progressed rapidly because of a threat from local Indians. A double stockade some 700' long enclosed the presidio buildings, the governor's house and twenty one cannons. The village surrounded the stockade, housing the officers, married soldiers and civilians. In 1761 the population of the presidio swelled to over 900 persons.

At the end of the French & Indian War the Spanish ceded Florida to the British. The British arrived in Pensacola in August 1763 and took possession of the presidio. The Spanish Commandant and almost 800 persons sailed off to other Spanish territory.

Current Status

Some ruins remain between Plaza Ferdinand VII and Seville Square in downtown Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

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Location: Pensicola, Escambia County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 30.408743 Long: -87.212766 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: hhhhh'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 194
• Bense, Judith A., Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola, University Press of Florida, 1999, ISBN 0813016614, ISBN 9780813016610, 312 pages

Links:

• North American Forts - Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola
• Pensapedia - Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola

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