Mission San Luis de Apalachee
Mission San Luis de Apalachee was the western capital of the mission system in La Florida from 1656 to 1704. The settlement boasted a population of over 1400 Apalachee Indians who resided at the hilltop mission center and in surrounding hamlets and farmsteads. San Luis was also the residence of a lieutenant governor, military garrison and their families, friars and civilians. Except for a few Spanish cattle ranchers scattered across the landscape, colonists lived near the center of San Luis in a community described by one chronicler as having the appearance of a small Spanish city.
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