Manuel de Montiano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish colonial administrator
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Place of Birth: Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
About Manuel de Montiano
- Manuel JoaquÃn de Montiano y Sopelana (January 6, 1685 – January 7, 1762) was a Spanish General and colonial administrator who served as Royal Governor of La Florida during Florida's First Spanish Period and as Royal Governor of Panama.
- He defended Florida from an attack by British forces in 1740 and launched his own unsuccessful Invasion of Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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