Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida Native Jororo Spanish Mission
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 3, 2023
1. Florida Native Jororo Spanish Mission Marker
Inscription.
Florida Native Jororo Spanish Mission. . Before the Spanish invaded Florida in the 1500s, Jororo Indians inhabited what are now parts of South Orange, Lake, Polk, and Osceola Counties. In the late 1600s the Spanish established many mission churches across Florida, three of which were located on Jororo lands. The Jororo did not take kindly to their treatment by the mission priests, so they rebelled destroying the churches, killing some priests and sending others fleeing back to St. Augustine. Little is known about the Jororo, although a mission named San Jose de Jororo was believed to be located near here. Another mission was located in a Jororo village called Atissime, which anthropologists cite as the origin of the name Kissimmee.
Before the Spanish invaded Florida in the 1500s, Jororo Indians inhabited what are now parts of South Orange, Lake, Polk, and Osceola Counties. In the late 1600s the Spanish established many mission churches across Florida, three of which were located on Jororo lands. The Jororo did not take kindly to their treatment by the mission priests, so they rebelled destroying the churches, killing some priests and sending others fleeing back to St. Augustine. Little is known about the Jororo, although a mission named San Jose de Jororo was believed to be located near here. Another mission was located in a Jororo village called Atissime, which anthropologists cite as the origin of the name Kissimmee.
Location. 28° 8.725′ N, 81° 4.559′ W. Marker is in Holopaw, Florida, in Osceola County. It is at the intersection of Turn Around Bay Road and East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling north on Turn Around Bay Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Cloud FL 34773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holopaw (here, next to this
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 3, 2023
2. Florida Native Jororo Spanish Mission Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,440 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
