Gutierre de Miranda

Gutierre de Miranda
04º Governor of La Florida
In office
1589–1592
Preceded by Pedro Menéndez de Márquez
Succeeded by Rodrigo del Junco
Personal details
Born unknow
Died unknow
unknow
Profession captain and governor

Gutierre de Miranda (??-??) was the captain and governor of Castillo de San Marcos (1577–80) and governor of Florida (1589–1592).

Biography

In 1577, Gutierre de Miranda, brother of former Governor Hernando de Miranda, was appointed to serve as Governor and Captain of San Marcos (a new fortress built in St. Augustine, Florida) [1] by Pedro Menéndez de Márquez and king Philip II.[2] From that moment, Miranda Gutierre traveled to Florida and settled in Santa Elena. Pedro Menéndez Marqués, governor at the time of the other Florida soon decided to Miranda rights, among which were to convert this in the interim governor of Santa Elena, but this election could not take place then, in 1578, Captain Tomás Bernaldo de Quirós was appointed acting governor of that city. Between 1577 and 1580, the Governor of San Marcos, Miranda and acting governor of Santa Elena, Captain Bernaldo de Quiros, along with the governor of Florida, Pedro Menendez Marques, attacked and subjected to several indigenous groups who had participated in the destruction of the first city of Santa Elena. In November 1580, Gutierre de Miranda took the post of commander in Santa Elena and he built a large ranch near the city. In On October 14, 1586, Gutierrez de Miranda, after learning the news that Francis Drake might have intended to attack Florida, informed the king of the state of Santa Elena and he said he planned to go help Santa Elena, as soon as the wind would allow sailing. began work at the Fort of San Marcos and enhanced it with curtain walls, bunkers and new weapons platforms.[1] In 1589 he was appointed governor of Florida. Under his tenure, Florida's economy was very low and the population of the province was sustained with little food. In addition, there were native revolts against the settlers.[3] He left the governor's office in 1592. Gutierre de Miranda has a sizable estate in the area that included well-bred horses.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Chester B. DePratter (November 26, 2008). "The Second Spanish Occupation: 1577 - 1587". Santa Elena history. http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/staff/depratterc/hstory2.html. Retrieved Accessed September 9, 2010. 
  2. ^ Margaret Davis Cate (November 26, 1930). "OUR TODAYS AND YESTERDAYS BY MARGARET CATE BOOK". Castal georgia genealogy. http://www.glynngen.com/mdc/oty/page1.htm. Retrieved September 9, 2010 at 16:45. 
  3. ^ http://www.itv.scetv.org/guides/CircleofInheritance.pdf. A History of Colonial South Carolina, by Anne Blythe Meriwether Accessed at 18:00 of September 9, 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.sino-platonic.org/complete/spp177_horses.html Timeline of Horse by Beverley Davis. Accessed September 9, 2010 at 16:45.