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San Antón de Carlos
26.4222° N, -81.8653° E
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San Antonio de Carlos, established in 1567, was the first Jesuit mission in the New World. The site is located in what is now Mound Key Archaeological State Park off Estero Bay in Florida and what was the cultural center of the Calusa or Calos people, who lived in the area for more than 2,000 years.
Historical Timeline
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First European contact
1513
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés appointed governor
1566
San Antón de Carlos established
1567
Spanish abandonment
1569
Franciscan mission attempt
1697
Calusa population collapse
c. 1750
Frank Johnson homestead
1891
Koreshan purchase
1905
Cyrus Teed death
1908
State acquisition
1961
Archaeological publication
2018
Archaeological Features
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Religious and Ritual Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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