Fort San Juan and the Limits of Empire: Colonialism and Household Practice at the Berry Site (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)

Built in 1566 by Spanish conquistador Juan Pardo, Fort San Juan is the earliest known European settlement in the interior United States. Located at the Berry site in western North Carolina, the fort and its associated domestic compound stood near the Native American town of Joara, whose residents sacked the fort and burned the compound after only eighteen months. Drawing on archaeological evidence from architectural, floral, and faunal remains, as well as newly discovered accounts of Pardo's expeditions, this volume explores the deterioration in Native American–Spanish relations that sparked Joara's revolt and offers critical insight into the nature of early colonial interactions. This Private Face Of The Spaniard/indian Encounter Is Revealed Through Excavated Features Containing The Remains Of Daily Life At Cuenca, While Its Extraordinarily Well-preserved Buildings Reveal Much About Relations Between Indians And Spaniards And How These Relations Changed Over The Course Of 18 Months. Joara, Cuenca, And Fort San Juan -- Introduction / Robin A. Beck, David G. Moore, And Christopher B. Rodning -- Who They Were: Situating The Colonial Encounter -- Joara In Time And Space / Robin A. Beck, David G. Moore, And Christopher B. Rodning -- Recollections Of The Juan Pardo Expeditions: The 1584 Domingo De León Account / John E. Worth -- Where They Lived: Household Archaeology At Fort San Juan -- The Built Environment Of The Berry Site Spanish Compound / Robin A. Beck, David G. Moore, Christopher B. Rodning, Sarah Sherwood, And Elizabeth T. Horton -- Wood Selection And Technology In Structures 1 And 5 / Lee Ann Newsom -- What They Ate: Politics, Food, And Provisioning -- People, Plants, And Early Frontier Food / Gayle J. Fritz -- Fauna, Subsistence, And Survival At Fort San Juan / Heather A. Lapham -- What They Carried: Material Culture And Household Practice -- Spanish Material Culture From The Berry Site / Christopher B. Rodning, Robin A. Beck, David G. Moore, And James Legg -- Native Material Culture From The Spanish Compound / David G. Moore, Christopher B. Rodning, And Robin A. Beck -- What They Left Behind: Fragments Of The Colonial Encounter. Edited By Robin A. Beck, Christopher B. Rodning, And David G. Moore. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 383-409) And Index. An insightful analysis of the excavations of the most exciting Spanish colonial site to be found in recent years.Marvin T. Smith, author of The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom A rich chronicle of the rise and fall of Spanish imperial ambitions in the North American interior.Charles R. Ewen, coauthor of Hernando de Soto Among the Apalachee Established in 1566 by Spanish conquistador Juan Pardo, Fort San Juan is the earliest known European settlement in the interior United States. Located at the Berry site in western North Carolina, the fort and its associated domestic compound stood near the Native American town of Joara, whose residents sacked the fort and burned the compound after only eighteen months. Drawing on archaeological evidence of architecture, food, and material culture, as well as newly discovered accounts of Pardos expeditions, the contributors to this volume explore this borderland location at the northern frontier of Spains long reach. They piece together the fragments of the colonial encounter between Pardos thirty soldiers and the people of Joara to chronicle the deterioration in Native AmericanSpanish relations that sparked Joaras revolt. Fort San Juan and the Limits of Empire offers critical insight into the nature of early colonial interactions. Cover Contents List of Figures List of Plates List of Tables Acknowledgments I. JOARA, CUENCA, AND FORT SAN JUAN 1. Introduction II. WHO THEY WERE: SITUATING THE COLONIAL ENCOUNTER 2. Joara in Time and Space 3. Recollections of the Juan Pardo Expeditions: The 1584 Domingo de León Account III. WHERE THEY LIVED: HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY AT FORT SAN JUAN 4. The Built Environment of the Berry Site Spanish Compound 5. Wood Selection and Technology in Structures 1 and 5 IV. WHAT THEY ATE: POLITICS, FOOD, AND PROVISIONING 6. People, Plants, and Early Frontier Food 7. Fauna, Subsistence, and Survival at Fort San Juan V. WHAT THEY CARRIED: MATERIAL CULTURE AND HOUSEHOLD PRACTICE 8. Spanish Material Culture from the Berry Site 9. Native Material Culture from the Spanish Compound VI. WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND: FRAGMENTS OF THE COLONIAL ENCOUNTER 10. Conclusions References Cited List of Contributors Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z