▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁Santa ▁El ena , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁named ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁Fort ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁rule ▁of ▁Fort ▁San ▁F eli pe , ▁Al as ▁had ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁mut iny : ▁When ▁Est eb an ▁de ▁las ▁Al as ▁finished ▁building ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁reached ▁a ▁ship ▁full ▁of ▁supplies , ▁lack ▁of ▁food ▁caused ▁si xty ▁soldiers ▁to ▁ri ot . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁seized ▁and ▁tied ▁up ▁Est eb an ▁de ▁las ▁Al as ▁and ▁its ▁officers , ▁esc aping ▁in ▁the ▁boat ▁with ▁all ▁prov isions ▁to ▁Hav ana . ▁When ▁De ▁las ▁Al as ▁fre ed ▁himself , ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁only ▁twenty - five ▁men ▁were ▁at ▁his ▁side . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁July , ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁these ▁events , ▁Captain ▁Juan ▁P ardo ▁came ▁to ▁Santa ▁El ena ▁with ▁two ▁boats ▁that ▁contained ▁three ▁hundred ▁soldiers ▁and ▁many ▁prov isions ▁which ▁were ▁necessary ▁to ▁the ▁g arrison ▁of ▁San ▁F eli pe , ▁which ▁until ▁then ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁gener os ity ▁of ▁the ▁Amer ind ians . ▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁Florida ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁trip , ▁de ▁Pedro ▁Men énd ez ▁went ▁to ▁Spain ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 7 ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁bring ▁new ▁rein for c ements , ▁Al as ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁and ▁Commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁October , ▁ 1 5 6 6 . ▁While ▁in ▁office , ▁he ▁had