Bartolomé Morales
Bartolomé Morales | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Spanish Governor of East Florida | |
| In office March 1796 – June 1796 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada |
| Succeeded by | Enrique White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1737 Algeciras, Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain) |
| Died | unknown |
| Spouse | María of Medina Barsaga Soledad |
| Profession | lieutenant colonel and Political |
Bartolomé Félix Morales y Ramírez (1737 - date of death unknown) was a lieutenant colonel of the Spanish infantry who served as lieutenant governor in Holguín, Cuba, and briefly as an interim governor of East Florida (March 1796 - June 1796). As commandant of the third battalion of Cuba, he was appointed to posts in the Cuban cities of Bayamo, Cobre and Holguín (1763 to 1774), and commanded the Spanish garrison in St. Augustine, Florida.