Pedro de Aranda y Avellaneda
Pedro de Aranda Avellaneda | |
|---|---|
| 29th Governor of La Florida | |
| In office April 11, 1687 – August 20, 1687 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Márquez Cabrera |
| Succeeded by | Diego de Quiroga y Losada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1662 Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain) |
| Died | June 21, 1702 Havana, Cuba |
| Spouse | Josefa de Estrada y Velázquez de Cuéllar |
| Profession | Military officer, Alcayde of the fortress of San Salvador de la Punta in Havana, and Governor of Florida (1687) |
Pedro de Aranda Avellaneda (1662 – 1702) was a Spanish military officer who served as acting governor of Spanish Florida between April and August 1687. He was also a Sargento mayor (Sergeant major) of the presidio of San Agustín, and alcayde of the San Salvador de la Punta Fortress in Havana, Cuba.