Source: The Governorship of Spanish Florida (ID122)
Author: TePaske, John J. (ID86)
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1748-05-01 - 1748-05-31
Ferdinand VI asked Guemes for recommendations on reducing costs for the Caribbean garrisons
Military Reorganization: The New Law of 1753
While work went ahead in Florida to strengthen the defenses of the colony, plans were being formulated outside the colony for its military reorganization. In May, 1748, Ferdinand VI ordered the viceroy of New Spain, formerly the governor of Cuba (Guemes) and now the Conde de Revillagigedo, to recommend measures that would reduce the expense of maintaining garrison in Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo. These garrisons, all supported by situados, were a drain on the royal treasury, and the king evidently hoped to eliminate some of the high costs of maintaining his troops in the Caribbean without sacrificing their efficiency.
(Tepaske GSF)
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