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2 unusual facts about Floridablanca


Floridablanca

Floridablanca, Pampanga, a municipality in the Philippines, named after the Count of Floridablanca.

Floridablanca, Pampanga

In 1947, the Philippine Air Force established its major fighter base in an American military airfield there.


Floridablanca Ministry

The Floridablanca Ministry was a Spanish government that served between 1777 and 1792 during the reigns of Charles III of Spain and Charles IV of Spain.

José del Castillo

His patron, the Earl of Floridablanca, feuded bitterly with the Earl of Aranda.

José Gaspar

Most say he was born in Spain in 1756 and served in the Spanish Navy aboard the Floridablanca.

José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca

When Napoleon marched against Spain in 1808, there was a public outcry for Floridablanca to lead the country in resistance.

The war generally went well for Spain and Floridablanca succeeded in restoring much of Spain's prestige during the conflict and in 1782 Britain returned the island of Minorca, in the Baleares, and Florida to Spain.


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