Gatschet.] 470 [Feb.20, 



any priestly interference with their own customs and traditions. They 

 murdered in cold blood Pedro de Corpa, missionary at Tolemaro, near the 

 month ^)f St. Mary's river, killed the missionaries at Topiqui, Asao, OsDO 

 and Assopo, all on Quale island, and destroyed their churches and other 

 mission establishments. 



In 1612, the "Custodia " of the eleven convents of Florida was erected 

 into an independent ecclesiastic " Provincia de Santa Elena," the principal 

 house being at Havana; thirty-two Franciscan priests were sent there 

 (1612-13) to found missions, and in 1616 their number was increased by 

 twelve others. 



In 1638 a wartook place against the Apalache Indians. The civil adminis- 

 tration of the province was from 1635 to 167.3 in the hands of Governor Don 

 Diego de Rebollado, "Capi tan -General." His snecessor from 1 6 7."> to 1G83 

 was Don Juan Hita de Salacar, who was followed by Don Juan Marquez 

 Cabrera. Twenty-four Franciscans were disembarked in 1G76 to christian- 

 ize the natives. A town Timucua is, not long after this, recorded at New 

 Smyrna, Volusia Co, on the Atlantic coast, about ninety miles south of San 

 Augustine. 



In 1G87, Governor Juan Marquez attempted to remove some Indian tribes 

 of Florida, Apalachis, etc., to the West Indian Islands, Upon this a revolt 

 broke out in San Felipe, San Simon, Santa Catalina, Sapala, Tupichihasao, 

 Obaldaquini and some other towns ; the natives emigrated to Georgia, or 

 took refuge in the forests. This revolt does not seem to have extended over 

 those pueblos or towns who sent the letter, printed below, to King Charles 

 II, of Spain (f 1700), and they were evidently well satisfied with their pre- 

 sent governor. 



It was perhaps a consequence of this revolt that, in 1687, some Yamassi 

 Indians, living under Spanish rule, left their country for the South, invaded 

 the mission of Santa Catalina, in the province of Timucua, pillaged the 

 church and convent of San Francisco by removing its plate and vestments, 

 burnt the town of Timucua, killed many converted Indians, while others 

 were brought as slaves to Santa Elena. The reason given by the Yamas- 

 sis fortius unprecedented massacre was that they were disgusted with the 

 rule of the Franciscans, and tried to put an end to it. English instigations 

 were supposed to be at the bottom. 



The English colonists of Georgia and the Carolinas, jealous of the Span- 

 ish and their power, began from 1703 a series of inroads into Florida, 

 which lasted for half a century, and entailed much misery on the Spanish 

 Indians. Col. Daniels, who led the land force of Governor Moore's army 

 in 1702, took St. Augustine, and met, as far as known, with no resistance. 

 These incursions lasted until 170G, and an inroad of the Alibamu Indians 

 occurred in 1705,. Further English inroads are recorded for the years 1719, 

 1727. 1736, 1740 and 1743. 



It is not altogether impossible that some Timucua Indians survive at the 

 present time, for the Pueblo de los Atimucas, on the Muskito lagoon, 

 Volusia Co., has subsisted long after the beginning ot the English raids. 



