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The [[Image:PlazaFerdinandVII.jpg|left|thumb|Plaza Ferdinand VII as seen from [[Government Street]]]]'''Plaza Ferdinand VII''' is an outdoor garden and park in the [[Historic Pensacola Village|Pensacola historic district]] of [[Pensacola, Florida]]. It is located on [[Palafox Street]] between [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Zaragosa Street|Zaragosa]] Streets. It was named after [[King Ferdinand VIIof Spain. The park is dominated by three main features: a fountain (at the north end), an obelisk dedicated to [[William Dudley Chipley]] (center), and a bust of Spain[[Andrew Jackson]] (south end).
[[Image:Bustofandrewjackson.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A bust of Andrew Jackson at the Plaza Ferdinand VII, where Jackson was sworn in as Governor.]]
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| facilities = benches, fountain, decorative cannons
| operator = [[City of Pensacola Parks & Recreation Department|Parks & Recreation Department]]<br>[[Historic Pensacola Village]]
| location = [[PalafoxStreet]], between [[Government Street|Government]] and [[ZaragosaStreet]]s
| opened = 1815
| mapcode = <googlemap lat="30.408839" lon="-87.213968" zoom="17" width="300" height="300" overview="no">30.408839, -87.213968, Plaza Ferdinand VII</googlemap>
}}
==Historical significance==
The cession of Florida to the United States from Spain occurred at the Plaza on July 17, 1821. General [[Andrew Jackson]] made a public speech to townspeople, informing them that the land was now the Florida Territory, and that Pensacola would be its capital. General Jackson was later sworn in as first Territorial Governor in the plaza. A bust of Jackson now stands at the spot where he was inaugurated.
