Escambe

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name = Escambe


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locator_x = 212
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location = Leon County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Tallahassee, Florida
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added = May 14, 1971
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Escambe (also known as San Cosmo Y San Damias De Escambe or San Damian de Cupahica) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in the 17th century in the Florida Panhandle, three miles northwest of the present-day town of Tallahassee, 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 1704, when it was destroyed by a group of Creek Indians and South Carolinians.

The site where the mission stood was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1971.

ee also

*Spanish missions in Florida

References

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Leon/state.html Leon County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=leon Leon County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues03/Co06282003/CO_06282003_Thisdate.htm This Date In North American Indian History - June 29] at [http://www.turtletrack.org Canku Ota (Many Paths)]