Pedro de Aranda y Avellaneda

Pedro de Aranda Avellaneda
29th Governor of La Florida
In office
April 11, 1687 – August 20, 1687
Preceded byJuan Márquez Cabrera
Succeeded byDiego de Quiroga y Losada
Personal details
Born1662 (1662)
Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain)
DiedJune 21, 1702(1702-06-21) (aged 39–40)
Havana, Cuba
SpouseJosefa de Estrada y Velázquez de Cuéllar
ProfessionMilitary officer, Alcayde of the fortress of San Salvador de la Punta in Havana, and Governor of Florida (1687)
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Pedro de Aranda Avellaneda (1662–1702) was a Spanish military officer who served as acting governor of Spanish Florida between April and August 1687. He was also a Sargento mayor (Sergeant major) of the presidio of San Agustín, and alcayde of the San Salvador de la Punta Fortress in Havana, Cuba.

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