Gonzalez, Emanuel, 1767-1838.

Soldier, farmer, rancher, land developer, entrepreneur.

Born in 1767 in Spain, Don Emanuel Gonzalez was a prominent Spanish colonist who came to Pensacola, Florida, in 1784 with a land grant from the King of Spain. In the early 1800s, General Andrew Jackson was pursuing the Spanish army near Pensacola, and captured Gonzalez. Through this interaction they became friends, and Jackson stopped at his ranch on various other occasions. Gonzalez became successful in the livestock feed business.

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