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The Florida Parishes of the modern state of Louisiana include most of the territory claimed by the short-lived Republic of West Florida. Spain sided with Great Britain during the War of 1812, and the U.S. annexed the Mobile District of West Florida to the Mississippi Territory in May 1812.
The Floridas (Spanish: Las Floridas) was a region of the southeastern United States comprising the historical colonies of East Florida and West Florida. They were created when England obtained Florida in 1763 (see British Florida), and found it so awkward in geography that she split it in two. The borders of East and West Florida varied.
Florida is split into West and East Florida, both territories of Britain; July 20: John Hedges is appointed as the first governor of East Florida. August 6: Augustine Prévost is appointed as the first governor of West Florida. 1768: The colony of New Smyrna is established by Dr. Andrew Turnbull. 1783
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of what formerly constituted West Florida into the Florida Territory. [10] William Pope Duval became the first official governor of the Florida Territory and soon afterward the capital was established at Tallahassee , but only after removing a Seminole tribe from the land.
Key West, Florida (Anglicized from Cayo Hueso: "Bone Cay") Key Largo, Florida ("Wide Key") Lopez Island, in San Juan Islands, Washington; Matagorda Island, a barrier island on the coast of Texas; Perdido Key, Florida ("Lost Key") Revillagigedo Island, Alaska (after viceroy of New Spain Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo)
Green Cross of Florida flag, also used as flag of Poyais.. The Republic of the Floridas, also called Republic of Floridas, was a short-lived attempt, from June to December 1817, to establish an independent Florida (the plural "Floridas" refers to the separate provinces of East Florida and West Florida, then Spanish territory).
The area known as West Florida was originally claimed by Spain as part of La Florida, which included most of what is now the southeastern United States.Spain made several attempts to conquer and colonize the area, notably including Tristán de Luna's short-lived settlement in 1559, but it was not settled permanently until the 17th century, with the establishment of missions to the Apalachee.