San Juan de Aspalaga
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San Juan de Aspalaga | |
Location | Jefferson County, Florida |
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Nearest city | Wacissa |
Coordinates | 30°22′N 83°59′W / 30.36°N 83.99°WCoordinates: 30°22′N 83°59′W / 30.36°N 83.99°W |
NRHP reference No. | 73000581[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
San Juan de Aspalaga (also known as Pine Tuft Site) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in the early 17th century in the Florida Panhandle, near the present-day town of Wacissa, Florida. It was part of Spain's effort to colonize the region, and convert the Timucuan and Apalachee Indians to Christianity. The mission lasted until the first decade of the 18th century, when it was destroyed, possibly by Creek Indians and the English.
The site where the mission stood was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.
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- Apalachee
- Archaeological sites in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Florida
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Spanish missions in Florida
- Timucua
- Big Bend Region, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs