Manuel de Montiano | |
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Royal Governor of La Florida | |
In office April 29, 1737 – 8 Aug 1749[1] | |
Monarch | Philip V |
Preceded by | Manuel Joseph de Justís |
Succeeded by | Melchor de Navarrete |
Royal Governor of Panama | |
In office 1749–1758 | |
Monarch | Ferdinand VI |
Preceded by | Dionisio de Alcedo |
Succeeded by | Antonio de Guill y Gonzaga |
Personal details | |
Born | Bilbao, Spain | January 6, 1685
Died | January 7, 1762 Madrid, Spain | (aged 77)
Spouse | Gregoria Josefa Aguiar |
Profession | Lieutenant General |
Manuel Joaquín 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.