Antonio de Benavides Politician
Antonio Benavides Gonzales (or Antonio Benavides Vazan or Bajan) de Molina (1678–1763) was an important Lieutenant General of Spanish Army, that held a leading position in the Americas as governor and captain general of Florida (1718–1734), Yucatan and Veracruz (1734–1763). He is considered the better Military Governor of Florida and established the first African- American slave militia.