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A '''patgo''' (also spelled '''padgo''', '''pad-gaud''', and other variants) was a Pensacola tradition dating back to the Spanish era. It was similar to the Old World sport of "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popinjay_(sport) popinjay]" wherein participants take turns shooting at an artificial bird atop a pole.
In a letter dated [[November 22]], [[1822]], U.S. Major General George A. McCall provided an account of a patgo he witnessed, hosted by [[Juan de la Rua]] at his estate ([[Gull Point]]) overlooking [[Escambia Bay]]:
