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PensacolaAlthough an attempt was made in 1559 by Don Tristan de Luna, a permanent settlement at Pensacola was not established until Fort San Carlos was built in 1698. The town has flown the flags of Spain, France, England, the Confederacy, and the United States, and its government has changed hands 13 times. In 1814 the British used the harbor as a base in their war with the United States, but withdrew when the city was attacked by Andrew Jackson. Here Jackson completed the transaction by which Spain sold Florida to the United States in 1821. |
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