Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mission San Luis

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014

1. Mission San Luis Marker

Inscription. Mission San Luis de Talimali was among the largest and most important missions in Spanish Florida. Its parishioners were Apalachee Indians who were descendents of those people whose village Hernando de Soto appropriated during the winter of 1539-1540. The Apalachees were the most culturally advanced of Florida's native peoples, and Mission San Luis was one of the first missions established by Franciscan friars in their efforts to serve the Apalachees' major villages that spread across the highlands of Leon and Jefferson Counties. The mission was moved to this location in 1656 and was recognized as the western capital of Spanish Florida. Mission San Luis was home to more than 1,500 Apalachees as well as a Spanish deputy governor, soldiers, friars, and civilians. The site was burned and abandoned by its residents in 1704 just two days before an Anglo-Creek strike force reached it. Mission San Luis was never repopulated by Spanish colonists or Apalachee Indians, who had lived in the region for centuries. Recognizing its historical and archaeological significance, the State of Florida purchased Mission San Luis in 1983. Today,

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it is managed by the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources.
A Florida Heritage Landmark

Erected 2001 by the Dominie Everardus Bogardus Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-452.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1656.

Location. 30° 26.916′ N, 84° 19.231′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Tennessee Street and Mission Road. Located to the west of the Mission near the large parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2020 Mission Road, Tallahassee FL 32304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in

Mission San Luis (West side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014

2. Mission San Luis (West side)

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 walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Mission San Luis de Apalachee (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Land of the Apalachee (about 300 feet away); New Ways, New Faces (about 400 feet away); Trade Bolsters San Luis’ Economy (about 400 feet away); A Stronghold at the Top (about 400 feet away); Apalachee Life (about 400 feet away); The Black Drink: A Southeastern Native Tea (about 500 feet away); The Apalachee Civic Center (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . Mission San Luis website. (Submitted on December 10, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Mission San Luis (East side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014

3. Mission San Luis (East side)

Mission San Luis entrance off West Tennessee Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014

4. Mission San Luis entrance off West Tennessee Street

Mission San Luis current use image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014

5. Mission San Luis current use

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,088 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 10, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.