Pedro Benedit Horruytiner
Pedro Benedit Horruytiner | |
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| Royal Governor of La Florida | |
| In office 11 April 1646 – 8 January 1648 | |
| Preceded by | Benito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla |
| Succeeded by | Benito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla |
| In office 19 October 1651 – 18 June 1654 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Ponce de León |
| Succeeded by | Diego de Rebolledo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1613 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Died | November 20, 1684 (aged 71) Florida |
| Profession | Soldier and Administrator (Governor of Florida) |
Pedro Benedit Horruytiner y Catalán (1613 – November 20, 1684) was a Spanish soldier who served as interim co-governor of Spanish Florida (La Florida) between 1646 and 1648, and as governor between 1651 and 1654. When governor Benito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla was suspended from office in 1646, acting royal contador (accountant or comptroller) Horruytiner and Francisco Menendez Marquez served as co-governors until Salazar Vallecilla was returned to office in 1648.