And so, you know, it was a border security issue as well as something that he wanted to see the country get bigger. So Spain formally transferred Florida to the United States during a ceremony in Pensacola on July 17, 1821. following a similar ceremony one week earlier in St. Augustine. And these two cities served as the capitals of the territories of east and west Florida. (18:05–18:15)
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