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to the cultivating of the lands of the residents of the Post [Saint 

 Augustine]. Of the four hermitages which formerly existed, only two 

 remain : San Patricio and Our Lady of Solitude, and a hospital 

 contiguous to the latter with six beds. For defense there is a fortress 

 with 20 guns and a good garrison, a governor resident in the city, a 

 sergeant-major, 2 captains, 300 enlisted men, and 2 royal officials. 



Going out of the city, at half a league to the north there is a small 

 village of scarcely more than 30 Indian inhabitants, called Nombre de 

 Dios, the mission of which is served from the convent. Following 

 the road from east to west, within an extent of 98 leagues there are 

 24 settlements and missions of Christian Indians, 1 1 belonging to the 

 province of Timuqua and 13 to that of Apalache. 



THE PROVINCE OF TIMUQUA 



Ten leagues from the city of Saint Augustine, on the bank of the 

 river Corrientes [the St. Johns], is the village and mission of San 

 Diego de Salamototo. It [the river] is very turbulent and almost a 

 league and a half in width. From there to the village and mission of 

 Santa Fe there are some 20 uninhabited leagues. Santa Fe is the 

 principal mission of this province. Ofif to the side toward the southern 

 border, at a distance of 3 leagues, is the deserted mission and village 

 of San Francisco. Twelve leagues from Santa Fe is the inission of 

 Santa Catalina, with Ajohica 3 leagues away and Santa Cruz de 

 Tarihica 2. Seven leagues away, on the bank of the large river 

 Guacara, is the mission of San Juan of the same name. Ten [fur- 

 ther on] is that of San Pedro de Potohiriba, 2, that of Santa Helena 

 de Machaba, 4, that of San Matheo. 2, that of San Miguel de Asyle, 

 last in this Timuquan, or Ustacanian. province. 



THi'; ruoviNCE of apalache 



Two leagues from tlie said village of Asyle is the mission of San 

 Lorenzo de Hibitachuco, first village of this province. From this mis- 

 sion to that of La Concepcion de Ayubali it is i league, and another to 

 that of San Francisco de Oconi, another to that of San Juan de 

 Aspalaga, 2 to that of San Joseph de Ocuya, 4 to that of San Pedro 

 de Patali, 2 to that of San Antonio de Bacuqua, 2 to that of San 

 Damian de Cupahica, called also Escambi, one to that of San Luis 

 de Talimali which is the largest of all, another to that of La Purifica- 

 cion de Tama, called ' Yamases, another to that of San Martin de 



' This participle is plural, though whj^ it is so is not clear. 



