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Spain decreased FL's soldier plazas from 300 to 150
Source: The King?s Coffer #83
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In an effort to economize, and at the recommendation of Governor Menendez de Canzo, the crown attempted to return the garrison size to 150 men; it succeeded only in making his successor, Governor Ybarra, unpopular. [Note 6: Pedro Redondo Villegas 4/20/1601; Fr. Juan Moreno 4/18/1673; Alonso de las Alas 3/12/1608] It [the 1,500 ducats for “troop commodities” was a bonus (ventajas) fund] doubled with the size of the garrison in the 1570s, but after the temporary reduction during the governorship of Ybarra the second 1,500 ducats was not restored. ...[Note 9: Cedula to Gov.-elect Ybarra 5/19/1603] (Bushnell KC)
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