A History of the Timucua Indians and Missions (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)

"An extraordinary scholarly work . . . [that] will immediately make everything else written about the Timucua and the Spanish mission system in La Florida out-of-date. This will be the basic scholarly reference for students of Florida history and historical archaeology."--Jerald T. Milanich, Florida Museum of Natural History "An intricate and detailed portrait of the Timucuan Indians during the European colonial era . . . will undoubtedly stand as the principal source regarding the land of the Timucua speakers for years to come. . . . A classic example of historical scholarship."--John E. Worth, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta When Spanish and French explorers first landed in Florida early in the 16th century, Timucua speakers occupied more land area and were more numerous than any other aboriginal group. This is their first detailed history, a major study that places its author in the forefront of Spanish colonial historians working in the United States. The Timucua are the only native people of Florida whose language survives in literature in sufficient quality and quantity to permit significant study. Relying on previously unused documents, this account of the Timucua traces their experience from first contact with Europeans to their exile to Cuba in 1763 and their final eradication. Beginning with the question of their number and their locations in northern Florida and southern Georgia, John Hann examines the Timucua's contacts with various European groups, starting with Ponce de Len's expedition. He includes a detailed presentation of their experience under the mission regimes, and covers such topics as the Europeans' descriptions of the people, their language, culture, and political structures, the derivation of their language, and the meanings of their placenames and titles. He also resolves confusion over the extent of the territory of a Timucua subgroup known as the Mocama, and discusses other Florida native peoples who moved into Timucua territory as refugees during the first half of the 18th century. John H. Hann is the historian at the San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site in Tallahassee. He is the editor and translator of Missions to the Calusa (UPF, 1991) and the author of The Land Between the Rivers (UPF, 1988) and many articles and book chapters. Author Is The Premier Historian Of Native American Groups That Lived In Florida During Period Of European Colonization. This Work - A Solid, Ground-breaking, In-depth Study Of The Timucua - Is As Scholarly And Illuminating As His Previous Works--handbook Of Latin American Studies, V. 58. Foreword / Jerald T. Milanich -- 1. The Timucua And Their Land -- 2. The Timucua People At Contact -- 3. First Contacts With Europeans -- 4. The Timucua And Menendez De Aviles -- 5. Timucua Political Organization -- 6. The Timucua's Material World -- 7. Timucua Traditions And Customs -- 8. The Timucua Language -- 9. Beginnings Of Missionization -- 10. The Advance Of Missionization, 1609-1655 -- 11. The Timucua Revolt Of 1656 -- 12. The Timucua Missions, 1657-1678 -- 13. Timucua Demography -- 14. The Extinction Of The Timucua Missions, 1680-1704 -- 15. The Timucua's Last Years In Florida -- 16. Timucua Acculturation. John H. Hann ; Foreword By Jerald T. Milanich. Includes Bibliographical References (p.329-370) And Index. Relying on previously unused documents, this is a history of the Timucua Indians of Florida, from the first contact with Europeans, to their exile in Cuba in 1763 and their final eradication. It examines their culture, language, political structures, and the meanings of their placenames and titles.