The Land of the Apalachee

The Land of the Apalachee. Mission San Luis de Apalachee. The agricultural wealth of Apalachee Province made the native inhabitants one of the most powerful and prosperous tribes in Florida. , , The fertile soils and dense population were also what attracted Spaniards to the region and led to the economic success of the mission community. , (captions) , The most important foods in the Apalachee diet were corn, beans, and squash supplemented by maypop, sunflower, acorn, wild grapes, hickory nuts, blackberries, fish, and wild game. , , Apalachee men and women did different kinds of work. Men cleared the fields, hunted and fished, constructed buildings, and made tools and other objects. Women tended kitchen gardens and field crops, collected wild foods. and did many other tasks such as rearing children, cooking, making pottery, grinding corn, and preparing skins.