Spanish missions in Florida

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Beginning in 16th century, the Kingdom of Spain established a number of missions throughout La Florida in order to convert the Indians to Christianinity, and facilitate control of the area and prevent its colonization by other countries, in particular, England and France. Spanish Florida originally included much of what is now the Southeastern United States, although Spain never exercised effective control over more than the northern part of what is now the State of Florida from St. Augustine to the area around present-day Tallahassee, southeastern Georgia and some coastal settlements, such as Pensacola, Florida. A few short-lived missions were established in other locations around the Florida peninsula and in the interior of Georgia and Alabama.

The Franciscans were in charge of the missions in southeast Georgia and across northern present-day Florida, while Jesuits established the shorter-lived mission around the penionsula of Florida.

[edit] Missions

Asunción de Puerto
Santa Ana de Potano
San Antonio de Anacape
San Antonio de Bacuqua
San Augustín de Ahoica
San Augustín de Urihica
San Buenavertura de Guadalquini
San Buenaventura de Potano
San Carlos de los Chacatos
San Carlos de Yatcatani
Santa Catalina de Afuerica
Santa Catalina de Guale (St. Catherines Island)
Santa Clara de Tupiqui
Cofa
La Concepción de Ayubale
Santa Cruz de Ajohica
Santa Cruz de Cachipile
Santa Cruz de Capoli
Santa Cruz de Tarihica
San Damián de Cupaica (... de Cupahica) (... de Escambi)
San Diego de Laca
San Diego de Salamototo
San Diego de Satuache
Santo Domingo de Talaje (Altamaha River)
Santo Domingo de Asao
Santa Elena de Machaba
Santa Fé de Toloca/Teleco
San Felipe de Athulutheca
San Francisco de Chuaquin
San Francisco de Oconi
San Francisco de Potano (Potano)
San Ildefonso de Chamini/Chamile
La Encarnación a la Santa Cruz de Sábacola
Santa Isabel de Utinahica
San Joseph de Ocuya (San José de Ocuya)
San Joseph de Sapala (San José de Zapala)
San Juan De Aspalaga
San Juan (de) Guacara
San Juan del Puerto
San Lorenzo de Ibiica
San Lorenzo de Ivitachuco
Santa Lucia de Acuera
San Luis de Acuera
San Luis de Apalachee
San Luis de Eloquale
San Luis de Talimali (Apalachee)
Santa María
Santa María de Ayubale
Santa María de Loreto (Tequesta)
Santa María de los Angeles de Arapaha
San Martín de Ayaocuto
San Martín de Timucua/Ayacutu
San Martín de Tomole
San Matheo de Tolapatafi
San Miguel de Asile
San Miguel de Potano
San Nicolás de Tolentino
Nombre de Dios
(La Natividad de) Nuestra Senora (de Guadelupe) de Tolomato
San Pedro do los Chines
San Pedro de Mocama (Cumberland Island)
San Pedro de Potohiriba
San Pedro y San Pablo de Patale (San Pedro de Patali)
La Purificación de Tama
San Salvador de Mayaca
San Sebastian
Santiago de Oconee

[edit] References

Hann, John H. (1996) "The Missions of Spanish Florida". in Gannon, Michael, ed. The New History of Florida. University Presses of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1415-8
Slade, Alissa M. (2006) An Analysis of Artifacts and Archaeology at 8JE106, a Spanish Mission Site in Florida. Florida State University master's thesis. Found at [1]
The New Georgia Encyclopedia: Spanish Missions
Florida of the Spanish
Reconstructing a Spanish Mission: San Luis de Talimali