GC5YM67 Traditional Cache Mondo's NAT #568 - Tocobaga
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 07/02/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 59.603 W104° 56.424 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  No Park and Grab  Short hike (less than 1km) 

Native American Tribes series.

Tocobaga

The main town was at or near Safety Harbor at the head of Old Tampa Bay. Narvaez probably landed in the territory of this tribe in 1528, but his chroniclers speak of meeting very few Indians. Eleven years later De Soto’s expedition disembarked just south in Tampa Bay but came into little contact with this tribe. Two years after driving the French from St. Johns River in 1565, Menendez visited Tocobaga, and left a captain and 30 soldiers among them, all of whom were wiped out the year following. In 1612 a Spanish expedition was sent to punish the chiefs of Pohoy and Tocobaga because they had attacked Christian Indians, but spent little time in the latter province. There is no assured reference to a mission nearer than Acuera, nor do the Tocobaga appear among the tribes which participated in the great Timucua revolt of 1656. Ultimately it is probable that they joined the other Timucua and disappeared with them, though they may have united with the Calusa. It is also possible that they are the “Tompacuas” who appear later in the Apalachee country, and if so they may have been the Indians placed in 1726 in a mission near St. Augustine called San Buenaventura under the name “Macapiras” or “Amacapiras.”

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15 Logs: Found it 13  Didn't find it 1  Write note 1  

Found it 06/17/2019 By sujayne
SL TFTC!! On a geocaching adventure with yalehockeymom, looking for counties, geo-art and old caches. We are having a blast. signing logs with our full names or sometimes sj and yhm to save space. Thanks to all the COs!

Found it 06/17/2019 By yalehockeymom
Quick find while caching in the area with sujayne. Thanks!

Found it 05/27/2019 By Wall-E & Sweetie
oh there it is!

Didn't find it 03/29/2019 By scavengerhunting
No luck on this one! We did find all sorts of trash in the area though. Apparently the ditch off of this road has become a landfill. :(

Found it 01/04/2019 By OneKindWord
Took advantage of my lunch hour on a gorgeous day to work on finding more in this series. The parking was easy, the finds were quick, and everything was in good shape. TFTC

Found it 10/05/2018 By speedythea7
Thanks for this great cache, Im the youngest generation of the 3 out today.

Found it 10/05/2018 By THEINCREDIBLE4
Three generations of geocachers out today, having such a great time. Thanks for adding this cache to our adventure today.

Found it 10/05/2018 By geo gpa and gma
Grabbed and tagged! TFTC

Found it 07/20/2018 By dtvman
More power caching today working toward the 100 for the hidden creatures. TFTC. On to the next.

Found it 07/15/2018 By Faerbers
Tftc

Found it 07/07/2018 By waawhoo
Going on a new cache run trying to grab as many as I can before I leave in a few weeks on my trip. thank you for the hide!

Found it 07/04/2018 By BNellyBean
TFTC

Found it 06/30/2018 By robespierre50
Nice cooler day, a cache run was definitely in order. Refreshingly different hide here. sl thanks

Write note 12/09/2017 By dustyriver
Re visit - An early morning revisit with BriGuy on this great day of caching - Best Wishes, DustyRiver

Found it 01/12/2017 By dustyriver
Found- on ground replaced direct above - on to the next one