# Pedro Menéndez de Márquez

> Pedro Menéndez Márquez was a Spanish military officer, conquistador, and governor of Spanish Florida. He was a nephew of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who had been appointed adelantado of La Florida by King Philip II. Márquez was also related to Diego de Velasco, Hernando de Miranda, Gutierre de Miranda, Juan Menéndez Márquez, and Francisco Menéndez Márquez, all of whom served as governors of La Florida.

*Spanish colonial governor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1499
- **Died:** 1600
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Pedro Menéndez Márquez was a Spanish military officer, conquistador, and governor of Spanish Florida. He was a nephew of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who had been appointed adelantado of La Florida by King Philip II. Márquez was also related to Diego de Velasco, Hernando de Miranda, Gutierre de Miranda, Juan Menéndez Márquez, and Francisco Menéndez Márquez, all of whom served as governors of La Florida.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.4

## Sources
- [Pedro Menéndez Márquez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Men%C3%A9ndez_M%C3%A1rquez)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7159775)

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