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the West Indies, but hurimela is probably Timucua, in which language 

 the word meaning " outside ", or " in the forest ", is huri. Ojeo may 

 . also be a Timucua word though I have been unable to translate it. 

 Athequi is the Timucua form of the word which appears in Creek as 

 yatika. 



The description of the town house is peculiarly interesting since it 

 shows that the northern Timucuan town houses, at least, were built 

 like the town houses in the settlements of the Guale expatriates north 

 of St. Augustine, as described by Dickenson. Perhaps the " very large 

 cabin with a large open court in the middle " which De Soto's men 

 found at Uriutina in central Florida was of this character. In any case, 

 it would seem necessary to modify somewhat the size Calderon attrib- 

 utes to these houses when he says that they " can accommodate two 

 to three thousand persons " but to increase the dimensions of their 

 doorways. 



The list of European trade objects will attract the attention of 

 Florida archeologists. 



Supplementary notes supplied by Robert R. Otis, of Atlanta, Ga. — The Queen 

 to whom the Bishop addresses his letter was Queen Mariana, who was at the 

 head of a Regency which governed Spain from 1665 to 1675, during the 

 minority of Charles II. She was of the House of Austria, exceedingly religious, 

 and much interested in the spread of Christianity in the New World, her policy 

 being largely influenced by the Jesuit Father Nithard, who was also active in 

 developing foreign mission fields. Calderon was appointed Bishop of Cuba 

 in 1671, with headquarters at Santiago de Cuba, his jurisdiction embracing also 

 the adjacent mainland sections of North America, known to the Spaniards as 

 Florida. In 1673 the Queen Regent, acting in the name of the King, ordered 

 a synod held in Florida by Bishop Calderon, and the following year he paid his 

 visit to the mainland, not returning to Cuba until 1675. Writers having access 

 to source materials show that he arrived in Florida August 23, 1674, while his last 

 recorded act there was on June 21, 1675, which indicates that he spent 10 months 

 in Florida lacking 2 days. The day after his arrival at St. Augustine he ordained 

 seven young priests belonging to the best families, the first known instance in 

 the territory of the present United States. On August 29 a formal reception was 

 given him at the Franciscan Monastery at St. Augustine by Vicar General 

 Perete. Father Englehardt, the California Mission historian (using source 

 MSS.), says that during this year five missions were restored by him — Asao 

 on St. Simons, one on Santa Catalina, one on Jekyl Island, San Jose on Sapello, 

 and one at San Felipe, South Carolina. October 7, 1674, he issued orders forcing 

 plantation owners to permit Indian workmen to attend divine service. For 

 8 months he traveled over this part of North America, enduring great hardships, 

 and Englehardt says he spent $11,000 to ameliorate the condition of both Indians 

 and whites. He adds that it was probably in consequence of Bishop Calderon's 

 demands upon the King that Father Moral was sent to Florida in 1676 with 

 24 Friars. Englehardt also says that Calderon died March 16, 1676, in conse- 

 quence of hardships endured during his Florida visit. 



