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Pablo de Hita y Salazar (born 1646, date of death unknown) was a Spanish soldier and governor of Florida (1675–1680), who was best known for his many mistakes made in the re-construction of the Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida and his refusal to follow the orders of the crown on the construction of the castle. == Early years == Hita y Salazar was probably born in 1646 in Seville, Spain. When he was young joined the Spanish army. He served for forty years in Flanders, Germany, Mexico 〔( Tercera parte: El fuerte de la piedra y la Villa ) (In Spanish: Part Three. The fort of the stone and the town). Page 97, 99 and 169. 〕 and in the Cambray War. He also organized the construction of the port of San Juan de Ulloa.〔Mº Massip, José (22/06/1955). (ABC SEVILLA: San Agustin de Florida, la ciudad encantada ) (In Spanish: Saint Augustine, the haunted city). Version in PDF. P. 11.〕 So, Hita y Salazar attained the rank of Sergeant Mayor. At some point, he also served as corregidor of Veracruz.〔 He served in the military until the 3 May 1675,〔Ben Cahoon. (U.S. States F-K ).〕 the year in which the Spanish Crown chose him to become the new governor of Florida.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pablo de Hita y Salazar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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