CALLAVA
\kalˈɑːvə], \kalˈɑːvə], \k_a_l_ˈɑː_v_ə]\
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the Spanish ex-Governor of Florida, whom Andrew Jackson arrested in September, 1821, because he refused to deliver certain papers, Florida having been ceded to the United States in 1819. The papers were seized forcibly and Callava was then released. He claimed the privileges of a Spanish Commissioner, but could get no hearing from Jackson.
By John Franklin Jameson
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