Anhaica

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Anhaica was the principal town and political center of the Apalachee people in what is now the Florida Panhandle during the early contact period with Europeans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former town
historic indigenous settlement
archaeologicalName Anhaica Apalachee site
archaeologicalSiteCode 8LE4
associatedWithEvent Hernando de Soto expedition
capitalOf Apalachee chiefdom
Apalachee people
causeOfDecline European colonization and related disruptions
warfare and disease after European contact
country United States
culture Mississippian culture
currentSiteName Governor John W. Martin House and grounds (including Anhaica site)
currentUse historic and archaeological park
discoveredBy Calvin Jones
eraEnded 17th century
hasEvidenceOf Apalachee domestic structures
European contact-period artifacts
Spanish trade goods
inhabitedBy Apalachee people
languageAssociated Apalachee language
locatedIn Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee

Florida Panhandle
present-day Leon County, Florida
present-day Tallahassee area
partOf Spanish Florida (colonial period)
linked to: Spanish Florida
politicalStatus principal town of the Apalachee
preContactStatus major regional center of Apalachee
recognizedBy Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research
region Southeastern United States
religionAssociated Apalachee traditional religion
roleDuringDeSotoExpedition winter encampment of Hernando de Soto
timePeriod 16th century
early contact period with Europeans
visitedBy Hernando de Soto
Spanish conquistadors
yearDiscovered 1988
yearVisited 1539

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Apalachee majorSettlement Anhaica