Melchor Feliú
Melchor Feliú | |
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| 42nd Royal Governor of La Florida | |
| In office March 20, 1762 – July 27, 1763 | |
| Preceded by | Alonso de Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | James Grant (East Florida) and George Johnstone (West Florida) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | August 18, 1766 Havana |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Profession | Administrator (Governor of Florida) |
Melchor Feliú (?-1766) was the last governor in the First Spanish Period of Florida's history, governing from March 20, 1762 to July 27, 1763. Feliú oversaw the cession of Florida to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris on July 21, 1763 and the subsequent immigration of most of the province's Spanish and African inhabitants to Cuba. Some of the Native Americans living in the Spanish Catholic missions also moved away from Florida at this time.