Florida was owned by Spain, and Louisiana was owned by France in 1787.
The United States purchased NO country or territory from Florida (Florida is part of the United States).
Canada was the country that controlled territory to the north of the United States boundary.
France
SPAIN controlled Florida in 1754. The Spanish controlled Florida from 1513–1821, with a twenty year break from 1763-1783, when the territory was briefly under British control. After 1821, the territory switched to being under United States control, under which it remains to this day.
A territory or colony is an area of land controlled by another usually distant country. The ruling country has governing authority over the territory and its inhabitants.
They are Spanish territory.
Spain
Florida
Great Britan and Spain
the Spanish
The first European country that was in control of Florida was Spain. The conquistador was Juan Ponce de Leon. He landed in Florida in 1513.