Apalachee

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The Apalachee were a Native American people historically located in what is now the Florida Panhandle, known for their complex agricultural society and early contact with Spanish explorers.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Apalachee canonical 6
Apalachee Province 4
Apalachicola region 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of the Southeastern United States
attackedBy Creek allies of the English
English colonists from Carolina
colonialPower Spain
contactWith Spanish Empire
continent North America
country United States
culture Mississippian culture
diasporaDestination Cuba
French Louisiana
Spanish Pensacola
linked to: Pensacola, Florida
ethnicGroupOf Florida Panhandle
explorerContact Hernando de Soto
Pánfilo de Narváez
firstEuropeanContactCentury 16th century
historicalRegion Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee

Tallahassee Hills
knownFor ball game similar to lacrosse
complex agricultural society
early contact with Spanish explorers
large ceremonial mounds
language Apalachee language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
locatedInThePresentDay Florida Panhandle
northwestern Florida
linked to: Northwest Florida
majorMission Mission San Luis de Apalachee
majorSettlement Anhaica
missionSystem Spanish missions in Florida
linked to: Spanish Florida
modernDescendants Apalachee community in Louisiana
neighboringPeoples Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people

Creek
Timucua
notableConflict Queen Anne's War
populationDeclineCause European diseases
slave raids
warfare
recognizedStatus state-recognized tribe in Louisiana
regionOfInfluence eastern Gulf Coast
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional indigenous religion
socialOrganization complex chiefdom
subjectTo Spanish Florida
subsistence beans cultivation
fishing
hunting
maize agriculture
squash cultivation
traditionalEconomy tribute-based system under chiefs
traditionalHousing thatched houses

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish conquest of Florida significantPlace Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee
Yamasee neighboringGroup Apalachee
Timucua neighboringGroup Apalachee
Apalachee historicalRegion Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee
Apalachee people traditionalRegion Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee
Hitchiti language associatedWith Apalachicola region
linked to: Apalachee
Apalachee language usedIn Apalachee Province
linked to: Apalachee