Downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tequesta

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 7, 2015

1. Tequesta Marker

The marker as well as another marker, "Menendez on Biscayne Bay," appear to be temporarily placed at the church. Both markers were previously located at Bayfront Park.

Inscription. Indians lived at the mouth of the Miami River (200 yards southwest of this spot) for more than 15 centuries before White men came. The principal town of the Tequesta Indians, including six mounds used for dwelling, burial, and religious rites, was discovered here by the Spaniards. They built in it the earliest White settlement in S. E. Florida, a fort and Jesuit mission, in 1567. When the British obtained Florida in 1763, most of the Tequesta departed with the Spaniards to Havana and thereafter vanished as a tribe.

Erected 1951 by Historical Association of Southern Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1567.

Location. 25° 46.555′ N, 80° 11.514′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Downtown Miami. It can be reached from the intersection of Northeast 1st Avenue and NE 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Formerly in Bayfront Park at foot of Flagler Street, the marker is now located at the entrance of the Gesu Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 NE 2nd Street, Miami FL 33132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida

and on the Gold Coast.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Gesu Catholic Church (here, next to this marker); Menendez on Biscayne Bay (here, next to this marker); Dade County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capitán Arturo Prat Chacón (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plaza Libertador Simón Bolívar (approx. 0.3 miles away); Biscayne Boulevard – New World Design (approx. 0.3 miles away); Juan Ponce de León (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Cuban Salute to the Bicentennial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. The Tequesta of Biscayne Bay. (Submitted on September 7, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.)
2. Florida Tribes: Tequesta Indians. (Submitted on September 7, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.)

Tequesta Marker at the entrance to the church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 7, 2015

2. Tequesta Marker at the entrance to the church

Gesu Catholic Church entrance where marker is located image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 7, 2015

3. Gesu Catholic Church entrance where marker is located

Gesu Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 7, 2015

4. Gesu Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 895 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.