Pedro Benedit Horruytiner

Pedro Benedit Horruytiner
Royal Governor of La Florida
In office
11 April 1646  8 January 1648
Preceded byBenito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla
Succeeded byBenito Ruíz de Salazar Vallecilla
In office
19 October 1651  18 June 1654
Preceded byNicolás Ponce de León
Succeeded byDiego de Rebolledo
Personal details
Born1613 (1613)
Zaragoza, Spain
DiedNovember 20, 1684 (1684-11-21) (aged 71)
Florida
ProfessionSoldier 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.