418:" (Tacatacuru), according to Spanish records. They were severely affected by outbreaks of disease that wracked Florida in 1617 and again in 1672. Their missions are mentioned in lists in 1675 and 1680, though the lists indicate a dwindling population. After this they disappear from the record. It is likely that any surviving Saturiwa merged with other Timucua groups, and lost their independent identity.
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and warfare through the 17th century. They disappear from the historical record by the start of the 18th century; surviving
Saturiwa likely merged with other Timucua and lost their independent identity.
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when it explored the area in 1562, though the French did not record any name for them at that time. Two years later, the
Saturiwa again met the French when they returned to the area to found
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took up the offer, and the
Saturiwa provided a palm-thatched roof for the barn. Saturiwa intended for this pact of friendship to compel Laudonnière to aid him against his enemies, the
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Saturiwa became the primary tribe in the Spanish mission system, but their fortunes declined markedly through the 17th century. By 1601, they were subject to the head chief of "
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for thousands of years; there is evidence of pottery dating to 2500 BC. Like other Mocama, the
Saturiwa participated in the Savannah archaeological culture, and also the
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was the sovereign over thirty other village chiefs, ten of whom were his "brothers". The villages of
Saturiwa's alliance were concentrated around the mouth of the
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