Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez

Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez (fl. early 18th century) was a Spanish soldier and politician. He participated for more than twelve years in the campaigns of Catalonia, Ceuta and Milan. As a reward for his services he was appointed governor and Captain General of Spanish Florida, a post he occupied from 1706 to 1716.[1] As governor of Florida he contributed volunteers and some boats to a Franco-Spanish expedition against the Province of Carolina in 1706.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Artehistoria – Protagonistas de la Historia – Ficha Corcoles y Martínez (Artehistoria - Protagonists of History - File Corcoles and Martinez) (In Spanish)". Artehistoria – Protagonistas de la Historia. November 26, 2008. http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/historia/personajes/5827.htm. Retrieved September 18, 2010 at 13: 45. 
  2. ^ Gallay, Allan (2003). The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South. Yale University Press. pp. 152. ISBN 9780300087543. OCLC 48013653. http://books.google.com/books?id=WwYJXj6PdbAC&lpg=PA152&pg=PA151#v=onepage&f=false.