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Tomoli, 2 to that of Santa Cruz de Capoli, called also Chuntafu, and 4 

 from Tomoli to Assumpcion del Puerto. Of these 13 missions 2, La 

 Purificacion de Tama and Assumpcion del Puerto, both of which were 

 heathen [villages], I founded on the 27th of January and the 2d of 

 February of this present year 1675, gathering in Assumpcion the 

 three heathen nations. Chines, Pacaras and Amacanos, who are gradu- 

 ally being instructed and baptized. In the mission of San Luis, which 

 is the principal one of the province, resides a military officer in a 

 country house defended by pieces of ordnance and a garrison of 

 infantry. 



THE PROVINCE OF APAL.VCHOCOLT 



At 2 leagues from the afore-mentioned village of San Luis, on the 

 northern frontier, is the river Agna which divides the provinces of 

 Apalache and Apalachocoli, and at a distance of 12, on the bank of 

 another large and copious river which takes its name from that * 

 province and runs through it from north to south, is a heathen village 

 called formerly Santa Cruz de Sabacola el Menor, now La Encarna- 

 cion a la Santa Cruz de Sabacola, the church having been dedicated to 

 this sovereign mystery on Thursday, February 28th of this year, 

 wherein have gathered the Great Cacique of that province, with his 

 vassals from Sabacola el Grande which I have converted to our holy 

 faith, and which will be a large town and converted [area], especially 

 as the 13 Apalachocolan villages which are on the bank of the river of 

 that name. 30 leagues to the north, have offered to do likewise. These 

 [villages] are: Chicahuti, Sabacola, Oconi, Apalachocoli, Ilapi, 

 Tacusa, Usachi, Ocmiilgui. Ahachito, Cazitb.to,'' Colomme, Cabita, 

 Cuchiguali.* 



Nine leagues from Encarnacion, on the northern frontier, is another 

 [village] named San Nicolas, of about 30 inhabitants, and 3 leagues 

 further on is another, San Carlos, of something like 100 inhabitants. 

 Both these are of the Chacatos nation, which 14 years ago requested 

 baptism and had not their desire fulfilled until the 21st of June of last 

 year, 1674. In that section, living in encampments without any per- 

 manent dwellings, are more than 4,000 heathen called Chiscas, who 

 sustain themselves with game, nuts and roots of trees. 



*AqucUa, "the former", which should refer to the Apalache. hut plainly the 

 Apalachicola is meant. 



■ So spelled ; usually known as Kasihita or Cusseta. 



° Why the writer uses the circumflex on some Indian names and omits it from 

 others is not at all evident. 



