Knowledge (XXG)

Álvaro Mexía

Source 📝

31: 179:
Alvaro returned to St. Augustine and made his report to Ibarra on July 11, 1605, more than a month after his departure. The mission was considered a success as on September 2, 1605, the elusive Capitan Grande (an Ais Chief) finally arrived in St. Augustine accompanied by his
398:
Library of Congress Archives: A copy of the Pedro de Ibarra letter referring Alvaro Mexia to the King of Spain is in v. 5, and Lowery's manuscript collections relating to Florida, 1603- 1607, archived in the Manuscript
174:
Then to the great Indian town of the Ais 1.5 leagues away (or about 4.5 to 5 miles), now called the Kroegel Homestead, but also called Barker's Bluff (8IR84) prior to the mound being sold for road-fill in the early
105:
In New Smyrna Beach. Mexia and his party arrived at Surruque on June 6, 1605, and remained in the area for eight days while he waited for orders to proceed to the Ais Indian Nation.
455: 413:
Duplicate: Simancas, Seculares, Audencia de Santo Domingo: Cartas y expedientes de gobernadores de la Florida vistos en el Consejo desde 1568 a Est 54: Caj. 5 Leg 9.
91:, a self-proclaimed "truthful account" and description of his journey in the land of the Ais. Mexia also created a map in color. His journey completed in 1605, his 505: 500: 123:, a West Indian (Arawak) word for a native hut. It came to be applied to anything from the family dwelling to the large communal lodge which according to 76:
became the Spanish Governor of Florida, he knew the Spanish needed to improve relations with the natives, so he sent Mexia on a diplomatic mission in
73: 490: 162:
Through "Callejon" to Pentoaya (Indian Harbor Beach on the barrier island and Eau Gallie on the mainland), a Distance of .5 leagues (1.5 mi)
80:
to gain knowledge of the lands and populations south of St. Augustine, as well as to assist that year's treasure fleet on its way back to Spain.
384:
Brech, Alan and J. F. Lanham. "The Location of the Paramount Town of the Ais Indians and the General Location of the Indians of Santa Lucia."
471: 337: 289: 241: 214: 409:
Catalogued as Simancas, La Florida: Descubrimientos, descripciones, y poblaciones de laFlorida. Patronato. Est I; Cat I Leg 1/19; No.29
391:
Lanham, J. F. and Alan Brech. "Summer Pentoaya: Locating a Prominent Ais Indian Town Along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida."
188:, and twenty Indians. Agreements were made that the Ais Indians would return shipwrecked sailors to the Spanish for a ransom. 495: 403: 58: 461: 231: 77: 360:"The Location of the Paramount Town of the Ais Indians and the General Location of the Indians of Santa Lucia" 154: 62: 54: 131: 467: 333: 307:"Summer Pentoaya: Locating a Prominent Ais Indian Town Along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida" 285: 237: 210: 258: 98:
His letters and map show native towns and place names south of St. Augustine. These include:
171:
Then to a small fresh water river, now called the Sebastian River 1 league (3.0 mi)
138: 124: 484: 102: 65:
area. This mission resulted in a "Period of Friendship" between the Spanish and the
148: 109: 445: 30: 168:
Two small islands in the Indian River Lagoon (one of which was Grant Farm Island)
84: 66: 46: 17: 437: 359: 159:
Lagoon of Ulumay – the Banana River Lagoon north of the Lagoon of Sababoche
429: 416: 116: 95:
and map were sent to the King of Spain in a letter from Pedro de Ibarra.
449: 306: 50: 370:(3–4): 115–148 – via University of Florida Digital Collection. 42: 29: 317:(1): 21–38 – via University of Florida Digital Collection. 259:"Nocoroco: A Timucua Village of 1605 Now in Tomoka State Park" 141:, place where Native Americans crossed land with their canoes 433:, Sept-Dec. 2010 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00027829/00210/7j 147:
Lagoon of Sababoche – southern extent of the present-day
284:. Yale University Publications in Anthropology pg. 271. 165:
Traverse of the Grand Bay of Ais 5 leagues (15 mi)
441:, March 2007 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00027829/00200/23j 153:
Town of Savochequeya – present-day Newfound Harbor on
466:. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. 236:. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. 184:(a sort of deputy chief), the chiefs of Surruque and 402:Archive copies of Mexia's writings are archived at 330:
Spanish Contacts with the Ais(Indian River Country)
209:. Yale University Publications in Anthropology 45. 83:Mexia wrote about his experiences among the native 257:Griffin, John H.; Smith, Hale G. (April 1949). 8: 358:Brech, Alan; Lanham, J. F. (December 2010). 57:and was given a diplomatic mission to the 305:Lanham, J. F.; Brech, Alan (March 2007). 61:living south of St. Augustine and in the 127:, would accommodate 2000 to 3000 people. 197: 353: 351: 349: 7: 506:People from Cape Canaveral, Florida 501:Spanish explorers of North America 282:Survey of Indian River Archaeology 207:Survey of Indian River Archaeology 25: 34:Mexia visits Ais Town of Pentoaya 27:Spanish cartographer and explorer 263:The Florida Historical Quarterly 119:Mexia writes about passing by a 491:17th-century Spanish explorers 332:. FHQ vol 21, no I, pp 25-39. 1: 446:General Archive of the Indies 404:General Archive of the Indies 386:The Florida Anthropologist, 522: 439:The Florida Anthropologist 431:The Florida Anthropologist 393:The Florida Anthropologist 364:The Florida Anthropologist 311:The Florida Anthropologist 108:Nocoroco town – mouth of 87:in a document known as a 53:. Mexia was stationed in 328:Higgs, Charles (1981). 155:Merritt Island, Florida 456:Mexia's map of Florida 280:Rouse, Irving (1981). 205:Rouse, Irving (1981). 35: 460:Osborne, Ray (2008). 419:mentions Alvaro Mexia 230:Osborne, Ray (2008). 49:of the east coast of 33: 496:Explorers of Florida 112:, in Volusia County 69:native population. 41:was a 17th-century 388:Sept. - Dec. 2010. 59:native populations 36: 473:978-0-7385-5327-6 339:978-0-404-15668-8 291:978-0-404-15668-8 243:978-0-7385-5327-6 216:978-0-404-15668-8 16:(Redirected from 513: 477: 372: 371: 355: 344: 343: 325: 319: 318: 302: 296: 295: 277: 271: 270: 254: 248: 247: 227: 221: 220: 202: 187: 134:(Volusia County) 21: 521: 520: 516: 515: 514: 512: 511: 510: 481: 480: 474: 459: 426: 381: 379:Further reading 376: 375: 357: 356: 347: 340: 327: 326: 322: 304: 303: 299: 292: 279: 278: 274: 256: 255: 251: 244: 229: 228: 224: 217: 204: 203: 199: 194: 185: 130:Caparca site – 125:Bishop Calderon 74:Pedro de Ibarra 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 519: 517: 509: 508: 503: 498: 493: 483: 482: 479: 478: 472: 463:Cape Canaveral 453: 443: 435: 425: 424:External links 422: 421: 420: 414: 407: 406: 400: 396: 389: 380: 377: 374: 373: 345: 338: 320: 297: 290: 272: 249: 242: 233:Cape Canaveral 222: 215: 196: 195: 193: 190: 177: 176: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 151: 145: 142: 139:Haulover Canal 135: 128: 115:After leaving 113: 106: 63:Cape Canaveral 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 518: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 488: 486: 475: 469: 465: 464: 457: 454: 451: 447: 444: 442: 440: 436: 434: 432: 428: 427: 423: 418: 415: 412: 411: 410: 405: 401: 397: 395:, March 2007. 394: 390: 387: 383: 382: 378: 369: 365: 361: 354: 352: 350: 346: 341: 335: 331: 324: 321: 316: 312: 308: 301: 298: 293: 287: 283: 276: 273: 268: 264: 260: 253: 250: 245: 239: 235: 234: 226: 223: 218: 212: 208: 201: 198: 191: 189: 183: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 156: 152: 150: 146: 143: 140: 137:Potopotoya – 136: 133: 129: 126: 122: 118: 114: 111: 107: 104: 101: 100: 99: 96: 94: 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 45:explorer and 44: 40: 32: 19: 462: 438: 430: 408: 392: 385: 367: 363: 329: 323: 314: 310: 300: 281: 275: 266: 262: 252: 232: 225: 206: 200: 181: 178: 149:Banana River 120: 110:Tomoka River 97: 92: 88: 82: 71: 55:St Augustine 47:cartographer 39:Alvaro Mexia 38: 37: 18:Alvaro Mexia 485:Categories 192:References 132:New Smyrna 399:Division. 269:(4): 342. 93:Derrotero 89:Derrotero 417:Nocoroco 182:mandador 117:Nocoroco 103:Surruque 452:, Spain 450:Seville 51:Florida 43:Spanish 470:  336:  288:  240:  213:  186:Urbia 175:1900s 121:buhio 72:When 468:ISBN 458:in: 334:ISBN 286:ISBN 238:ISBN 211:ISBN 144:Savo 78:1605 448:in 85:Ais 67:Ais 487:: 368:63 366:. 362:. 348:^ 315:60 313:. 309:. 267:27 265:. 261:. 476:. 342:. 294:. 246:. 219:. 20:)

Index

Alvaro Mexia

Spanish
cartographer
Florida
St Augustine
native populations
Cape Canaveral
Ais
Pedro de Ibarra
1605
Ais
Surruque
Tomoka River
Nocoroco
Bishop Calderon
New Smyrna
Haulover Canal
Banana River
Merritt Island, Florida
ISBN
978-0-404-15668-8
Cape Canaveral
ISBN
978-0-7385-5327-6
"Nocoroco: A Timucua Village of 1605 Now in Tomoka State Park"
ISBN
978-0-404-15668-8
"Summer Pentoaya: Locating a Prominent Ais Indian Town Along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida"
ISBN

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.