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Letters, Petition To The King, February 12, 1699, April 10, 1966, And May 7, 1700, Don Patricio Hinachuba, Don Andres, Charles Ii King Of Spain (1661-1700), Rachel Louise Sanderson Dec 1698

Letters, Petition To The King, February 12, 1699, April 10, 1966, And May 7, 1700, Don Patricio Hinachuba, Don Andres, Charles Ii King Of Spain (1661-1700), Rachel Louise Sanderson

Early Visions Bucket

"The letter from Don Patricio Hinachuba to the King is presented below along with selections from two other letters. The first is displayed in its entirety because so much of its value comes from its structure. Hinachuba purposefully constructed the letter according to courtly standards. Beginning with his distinguished introduction and extreme flattery, the letter gives the impression that among the many tragedies the most important was that his people were prevented from attending mass. The final two letters have been displayed in sections for the ease of the reader and to eliminate redundancies. In his response, the King emphasized …

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Excerpt, Origin And Beginning Of The Game Of Ball That The Apalachee And Yustagan Indians Have Been Playing Since Pagan Times Until The Year Of 1676, Juan De Paiva, Mikaela Perron Dec 1675

Excerpt, Origin And Beginning Of The Game Of Ball That The Apalachee And Yustagan Indians Have Been Playing Since Pagan Times Until The Year Of 1676, Juan De Paiva, Mikaela Perron

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"Father Juan de Paiva's manuscript, detailing the ball game played by Florida natives, is valued today because it provides a first-hand account of the culture and customs of the seventeenth-century" Indigenous peoples.

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Excerpt, Martyrs Of Florida, Luis Geronimo De Oré, J. Michael Francis, Arielle Stevenson Dec 1618

Excerpt, Martyrs Of Florida, Luis Geronimo De Oré, J. Michael Francis, Arielle Stevenson

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Luis Geronimo de Oré's 1619 account of the 1597 "Juanillo's Revolt" "relies heavily on the captivity narrative of Florida Franciscan mission Fray Francisco de Ávila. The only friar left alive after the revolt, the narrative takes place during Ávila's ten-month imprisonment in Florida's interior pueblo of Tulufine."

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Petition, Request To The King, Unknown, A. E. Hammond, Valerie Lanham Dec 1563

Petition, Request To The King, Unknown, A. E. Hammond, Valerie Lanham

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"In the early morning of September 20, 1564, the Spanish attacked Fort Caroline, a French stronghold on the eastern Florida coastline near present day Jacksonville. Sparing approximately 60 women and children, the Spanish transported these captives to Puerto Rico. Eventually some returned to France where a petition, penned by an anonymous hand, appealed to King Charles IX for retaliation against the Spanish. The petitioners condemned the injustice and barbarity of the Spanish, pleaded for the king to intervene, and implored the restorative French right to the Florida province."

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Bible D, Leaf With Numbers, Chapters 14-16, Verso, Unknown Dec 1199

Bible D, Leaf With Numbers, Chapters 14-16, Verso, Unknown

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Numbers takes its name from the original tribes of Israel and is part of the Pentateuch. The overall theme of the book is about inspiration for communities experiencing turmoil or relocation. The original tribes living in the Promised Land rebelled against the laws imposed on them by Moses.

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