Pedro de Olivera y Fullana

Pedro de Olivera y Fullana, was the governor and captain general of Spanish Florida^[1] from July 13 to October 30, 1716.^[2] He died at the provincial capital, St. Augustine, just over three months into his term of office.^[3]

Pedro de Olivera y Fullana
33rd Royal Governor of La Florida
In office July 13, 1716 – October 30, 1716
Preceded by	Francisco de Córcoles y Martinez
Succeeded by	Juan de Ayala y Escobar
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	October 30, 1716 (1716-10-31) Saint Augustine, Florida
Nationality	Spanish
Profession	Soldier and Administrator

Biography

In 1716, Chislacaliche, a mico, or chief, of the Lower Creek peoples, asked Olivera to send a Spanish envoy to the Creek territory to restore friendly relations and distribute gifts, as was customary among the Indians. Olivera, wanting to persuade the other Creeks to follow Chilacaliche and return to Apalachee Province in Florida, sent the retired lieutenant Diego Peña and four soldiers to their rebuilt towns on the Chattahoochee River.^[4] Peña departed St. Augustine on August 4 of that year,^[5] and on September 28 arrived at Apalachicola, where he summoned the chiefs of the province to distribute their expected gifts and beseech them to relocate to the "old fields" of Apalachee. He distributed firearms and ammunition to the chieftains, who in their turn gained stature among their own people by redistributing them to their warriors.

Olivera died in Saint Augustine on October 30, 1716, just over three months into his term of office,^[3] and was succeeded by interim governor Juan de Ayala y Escobar.

References

1. Mark F. Boyd (July 1949). "Diego Pena' s Expedition to Apalachee and Apalachicolo in 1716". Florida Historical Quarterly. XXVIII (1). Florida Historical Society: 5. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. John Worth (2016). "The Governors of Colonial Florida, 1565-1821". UWF.edu. Pensacola, Florida: University of West Florida. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. Paul Eugen Camp (2001). "Conquistadores in the land of flowers a chronology of Spanish Florida 1513 to 1821". usf.edu. Tampa: Special Collections Dept., University of South Florida Library. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. Steven C. Hahn (2004). The Invention of the Creek Nation, 1670-1763. U of Nebraska Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-8032-2414-1.
5. Mark F. Boyd (July 1949). "Diego Pena' s Expedition to Apalachee and Apalachicolo in 1716". Florida Historical Quarterly. XXVIII (1). Florida Historical Society: 5. Retrieved 9 August 2016.