1567
Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Adelantado of Florida and founder of St. Augustine, landed here at the chief village of the Tequesta Indians early in 1567. He returned several Indians held captive on the West Coast and established friendly relations with the Tequesta chief. Father Juan Rogel and brother Francisco Villareal organized a Jesuit mission near the thirty man fort built by the Spanish. Brother Villareal wrote the first letter known to have been written in Miami - 1568, and described the life of the Indians, complained of the mosquitoes and recorded the first plays staged in this area, one a religious comedy about the flesh and the devil.| HM Number | HM1NQ4 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1972 |
| Placed By | Historical Association of Southern Florida |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 at 9:02am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 581027 N 2851113 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 25.77588333, -80.19190000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 25° 46.553', W 80° 11.514' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 25° 46' 33.18" N, 80° 11' 30.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 305, 786 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 127-199 NE 1st Ave, Miami FL 33132, US |
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