eb an ▁de ▁las ▁Al as , ▁who ▁remained ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁La ▁Florida ▁by ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁Men ende z ▁de ▁Av il és , ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁only ▁possible ▁solution : ▁ev acu ate ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁so ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁remained ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁He ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁station ed ▁at ▁Saint ▁August ine , ▁San ▁Mate o , ▁San ▁Pedro ▁( on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁coast ▁of ▁Georgia ) ▁and ▁San ▁F eli pe , ▁putting ▁fifty ▁soldiers ▁for ▁each ▁fort . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁them ▁two ▁dozen ▁far mers ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁were ▁also ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain . ▁Fort s ▁A is ▁among ▁the ▁A is ▁and ▁Carlos ▁among ▁the ▁Cal usa ▁were ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 5 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Spain , ▁with ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Sp ani ards ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo ▁( H oly ▁Spirit ), ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Cad iz , ▁Spain ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 . ▁This ▁motiv ates ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁Casa ▁de ▁Con tr ata ción ▁of ▁Se ville ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁this ▁trip . ▁Al as ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁charges . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Army ▁and ▁last ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 7 , ▁the ▁King ▁appointed