The Mobile District ( spanish: Distrito de Mobila ) was an administrative division of the Spanish colony of West Florida , which was claimed by the short-lived Republic of West Florida , established on September 23, 1810. Reuben Kemper led a small force in an attempt to capture Mobile from the Spanish on behalf of the new republic, but the expedition ended in failure.
5-891: The district was bounded on the north by the 31st parallel , on the south by the Gulf of Mexico , on the east by the Perdido River , and on the west by the Pearl River . In 1810 the United States , citing the Mobile Act of 1804, justified its annexation of the Baton Rouge District , which had been under the control of the unrecognized Republic of West Florida. At that time, the Mobile District remained under Spanish control. The District, however,
10-473: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mississippi location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the history of the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 31st parallel north Download coordinates as: The 31st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 31 degrees north of
15-588: The Earth's equatorial plane . It crosses Africa , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 10 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 8 minutes during the winter solstice . Part of the border between Iran and Iraq is defined by the parallel. In the United States , it defines part of the border between
20-403: Was equivalent in its geography to today's Florida ; however, it would be nearly another decade before Spain ceded Florida to the United States. Today the former Mobile District forms the southernmost sections of two states , Mississippi and Alabama . 30°42′N 88°39′W / 30.700°N 88.650°W / 30.700; -88.650 This Alabama state location article
25-592: Was later declared by Congress to be annexed to the United States on May 14, 1812, immediately prior to the start of the War of 1812 with Great Britain , with whom Spain was allied. Nearly a year later, a U.S. military force arrived in Mobile to formally accept the presiding Spanish commander's surrender. The Mobile District was incorporated into the Mississippi Territory . From that point, Spanish Florida
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