GC5QVHN Traditional Cache Mondo's NAT #559 - Tequesta
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 04/05/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 56.709 W104° 58.686 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  No Difficult climbing  Available at all times  Available during winter  Park and Grab 

Native American Tribes series.

Tequesta or Tekesta Indians

The language of this tribe was probably connected with the languages of the other peoples of the southeast coast of Florida and with that of the Calusa, and may have been Muskhogean. Although the name has found no topographical lodgement, the Tekesta may be remembered as the earliest known body of people to occupy the site of Miami.

The Tekesta do not appear in history much before the time of Fontaneda, who was a captive among the Calusa from 1551 to 1569. In 1566 we learn that they protected certain Spaniards from the Calusa chief, although the latter is sometimes regarded as their overlord. A post was established in their country in 1566 but abandoned 4 years later. Attempts made to convert them to Christianity at that time were without success. In 1573 they are said to have been converted by Pedro Menendez Marques, but later they returned to their primitive beliefs. It was these Indians who, according to Romans (1775), went to Cuba in 1763 along with some others from this coast.

Mooney (1928) estimates that in 1650 there were 1,000 Indians on the southeast coast of Florida. According to Romans those who went to Cuba in 1763 had 30 men. Adair (1775) says there were 80 families.

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20 Logs: Found it 19  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 01/11/2022 By TruckerGeorge
Was with mom on a trip today to 5280 produce, mom stopped just long enough for me to find the cache

Found it 12/07/2021 By 2Lebizans
TFTC

Found it 12/01/2021 By DRZMAN
TFTC SL

Found it 11/28/2021 By Inmountains
Out caching with my uncle from Oregon. Football or caching? Guess what won out? Thanks for the cache.

Found it 11/28/2021 By Team Hoke
Easy one, thanks for hiding

Found it 05/28/2019 By capn_scallywags
Found by capn Scallywags and Stoney left a TB

Found it 01/22/2019 By LostinDenver
Ibeas worried this one would be missing. The host is mangled, but the container is resting in great shape, right where it should be. Tftc!

Found it 09/23/2018 By JMKR
Prairie dogs and power lines, the most rural cache of the day. TFTC

Found it 09/23/2018 By mm&mm
Firsy of the day. TFTC. BigSmile

Found it 09/09/2018 By UtanaWohali
I came out on Sunday to grab a few caches and avoid the Muggles in the obvious places - still had to let them pass before I proceeded. The area where the cache is hiding has been hit, but I’m happy to report that the cache is still in good shape. Thank You.

Found it 06/16/2018 By Alpenist
TFTC As always, another good Mondo2

Found it 04/01/2018 By thenorthwall
TFTC!

Found it 04/01/2018 By bolo1222
Tftc

Found it 12/10/2017 By WalkingDuo
Enjoyed the Search - Thanks

Found it 12/03/2017 By peace love pi
Out exploring my new hood. TFTC! All is well with this cache.

Found it 11/18/2017 By robespierre50
Of course a few caches on the way home from an errand, especially this far from home. Quick one SL thanks.

Found it 09/01/2017 By BPickens
Quick find! TFTC

Found it 08/20/2017 By MonteLukast
TFTC!

Found it 08/07/2017 By Killian33
This was a quick cache and dash with my three geohounds. TFTC SL.

Didn't find it 06/29/2017 By JerryandMarianne
Couldn't find it