San Joseph de Ocuya

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name = San Joseph de Ocuya


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locator_x = 226
locator_y = 149
location = Jefferson County, Florida
nearest_city = Lloyd
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added = May 7, 1973
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San Joseph de Ocuya (also known as River Field Site) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in the early 17th century in the Florida Panhandle, near the present-day town of Lloyd, 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.

ee also

*Spanish missions in Florida

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Jefferson/state.html Jefferson County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Jefferson Jefferson County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]