Spanish jail

The Spanish jail or gaol, known in Spanish as the calabozo ("dungeon") and corrupted in English to calaboose, was constructed during Pensacola's second Spanish period at the southwest corner of Alcaniz and Intendencia Streets. Despite conditions that were described as "deplorable" by federal surveyors who inventoried the Spanish properties after the 1821 transfer to the United States, it remained the primary detention facility for both Pensacola and Escambia County until 1875, when a new county jail was constructed on Jefferson Street at Main.

The Spanish jail also known as the calaboose
Building Information
Location	SW corner Alcaniz and Intendencia Streets
Construction Start Date	Second Spanish period
Structural System	Brick
Size	Two stories

The Spanish jail was a two-story brick structure, about 18 feet by 36 feet, with two rooms on each floor. Prisoners were held on the first floor, while the jailer and his family stayed on the second. A small wooden building on the property served as a kitchen. It was demolished in (date needed).

Notable prisoners

List incomplete

• Jose Callava
• Marcos de Villiers
• Arnaldo Guillemard
• Jonathan Walker