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Gov Moral proposed to setttle Canary Islanders in Apalache
Source: The Governorship of Spanish Florida #122
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Moral Sanchez proved especially adept at reviving previous proposals for economic reform. On June 24, 1734, a month after he had taken office, Moral asked Philip V to reconsider Corcoles immigration scheme. Like his predecessor, Moral proposed the repopulation of Apalache and its agricultural development, not by Galicians but by Canary Islanders. AN355 Development of Apalache, he believed, would serve both as an economic boon to Florida and as a defensive measure against further encroachments by the English, whose Indians were already active in the area. Moral also saw the possibility of building up a profitable fur trade in Apalache. [Note: gov to king 6/30/1734] … [Note: Although nothing was done to carry through Moral’s pleas, many of them were adopted by his successors. Between 1757 and 1761… …Even Moral’s free-trade activities were adopted in a modified form by the Havana Company, which had the responsibility of supplying Florida after 1740.] (Tepaske GSF)
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