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The history of Pensacola, Florida, begins long before the Spanish claimed founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was inhabited by Native American peoples thousands of years before the historical era.
It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. Pensacola was first settled by the Spanish Empire in 1559, predating the establishment of St. Augustine by six years. [5] It is the principal city of the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had 511,503 residents in 2020.
After Florida was ceded to the United States in 1821, Pensacola acquired a federal navy yard. The city was occupied by Confederates at the outbreak of the American Civil War, but Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island offshore remained in Union hands; in 1862 the Confederates evacuated the city.
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Sep 17, 2015 · American pioneer Daniel Boone wanted to settle in Pensacola. Daniel Boone came through Pensacola during the British period in 1763. The British government offered Protestant settlers 100 acres of land. Boone traveled from present-day Boone, NC through St. Augustine to Pensacola.
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May 5, 2020 · Pensacola, Florida has had a rich and colorful history dating nearly 450 years, being the first European settlement in the continental United States (1559) and controlled by five countries. Pensacola's location has caused great turmoil, with many buildings destroyed by wars, and by numerous major hurricanes.
Jun 15, 2019 · Pensacola was permanently reestablished by the Spanish in 1698 and became the largest city in Florida and the capital of the colony of West Florida. Another important Spanish settlement was established at Saint Marks in Wakulla county (San Marcos de Apalache).
Apr 20, 2024 · Pensacola is nicknamed “The City of Five Flags” because it has been ruled by five different governments throughout its long history: Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, all of which left their mark.
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