Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Desiderio Quina

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

1. Desiderio Quina Marker

Inscription. Born in Italy in 1777, Desiderio Quina served the Spanish army in the Louisiana Infantry Regiment. He was later employed in Pensacola as an apothecary for the John Forbes Company where he married Margarita Bobe. His son Desiderio was born in 1817 and fought in the second Seminole War with a regiment of Alabama mounted volunteers. He opened a pharmacy on Government Street in Pensacola about 1842 and later earned a license to act as a physician.

Erected by the City of Pensacola, the University of West Florida & the St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 30° 24.825′ N, 87° 12.589′ W. Marker is in Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Alcaniz Street and W.D. Childers Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 North Alcaniz Street, Pensacola FL 32502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dorothy Walton (a few steps from this marker); Salvador T. Pons (within shouting distance of this marker); Jose Noriega (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Manuel Gonzalez

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eugenio Antonio Sierra (about 300 feet away); Daniel Sullivan (about 300 feet away); Ebenezer Dorr (about 400 feet away); John Innerarity (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola.

Also see . . . Pensapedia Wiki article about Desiderio Quina. (Submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Desiderio Quina Marker & grave site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

2. Desiderio Quina Marker & grave site

The Desiderio Quina House at 204 Alcaniz Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 6, 2019

3. The Desiderio Quina House at 204 Alcaniz Street.

Colonial Archaeological Trail - St. Michael's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

4. Colonial Archaeological Trail - St. Michael's Cemetery

Cemetery Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

5. Cemetery Gate

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4, 5. submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.