Gonzalo Méndez de Canço

Politician

1554 – 1622

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Who was Gonzalo Méndez de Canço?

Gonzalo Méndez de Canço was a Spanish Admiral and the seventh Governor of Florida, but he was best known for having introduced the cultivation of corn from Florida to Asturias, which turned out to be very important to that province.

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Born
1554
Tapia de Casariego
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Died
Mar 31, 1622
Tapia de Casariego

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on July 23, 2013

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