Mauricio de Zúñiga
Mauricio de Zúñiga | |
|---|---|
| 11th Spanish Governor of West Florida | |
| In office July 1812 – April 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco San Maxent |
| Succeeded by | Mateo González Manrique |
| 14th Spanish Governor of West Florida | |
| In office March 1816 – 15 September 1816 | |
| Preceded by | José de Soto |
| Succeeded by | Francisco San Maxent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1748 La Coruña Spain) |
| Died | 1816 Havana? |
| Profession | Military and Administrator (governor of West Florida) |
Mauricio de Zúñiga (died 1816) was a Spanish military officer who served as governor of West Florida from 1812 to 1813, and again in 1816.
During his first term of office, Mobile was taken over by the US Army. In his second term of office, the Negro Fort was over-run, which would later escalate into the First Seminole Wars, resulting in the loss of sovereignty of Spanish Florida.