Francisco Menéndez Márquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menéndez Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Posado.
Francisco Menéndez Márquez
Governor of La Florida
In office
11 April 1646 – 8 January 1648
Preceded byBenito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla
Succeeded byBenito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla
Personal details
Born1601 (1601)
St. Augustine, Florida
Died1649 (aged 47–48)
St. Augustine, Florida
ProfessionRoyal treasurer and Administrator (Governor of Florida)
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Francisco Menéndez Márquez y Posada (1601-1649) was a royal treasurer (tesorero real) and interim co-governor of Spanish Florida, and the founder of a cattle ranching enterprise that became the largest in Florida.

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