The unwritten history of old St. Augustine — John Shaqi
The unwritten history of old St. Augustine
History
The unwritten history of old St. Augustine
Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 -- Sources; Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History
Letter from one of eleven monks sent out by his Majesty to spread the
gospel--Report eighty churches in different Missions--Indians lazy and
improvident--Avarice of Governor causes dissatisfaction--People desire
his immediate removal--Fray Lopez, a Missionary, has converted many
Indians in twelve years of service, among them Don Juan, a Casique, who
stands highly among his people--His influence quells many
uprisings--Juan Nunez Rios complains of Governor in a letter to the
King--Begs for an open Port that the people may go back and forth and
trade--An officer asks to be allowed to serve his Majesty
elsewhere--Fray Blas De Montes implores that he may be allowed to come
to Spain for retirement--Gives account of a fire which burned the church
among other houses--Slow progress among the Indians--Advices that a
Bishop be sent--Report of Gonzales Menendez Canso to his Majesty--A
shipmaster bearing dispatches shipwrecked in storm--Governor aids him
from the Royal Treasury--Auditor from his Majesty arrives--Reports the
Garrison abounding in fruits and grain--Grieves over the death of the
Christian Indian Don Juan--Return of Fray Lopez from New Spain in good
health--Reports the money brought to establish a hospital--More money
needed for Garrison expenses--Francisco Redondo Villegas, Officer of
Customs, is not treated with the respect due his Royal Office by the
Governor--Reports affairs in a muddled condition--Soldiers well
drilled--Much land under cultivation--Wages small--Rations insufficient.
CHAPTER VI--A. D. 1605-1608 67
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