National Register of Historic Places

Mission San Francisco de Potano

Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
Listed
April 29, 2009
Type
Site
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
09000251

About this property

Mission San Francisco de Potano was a Spanish mission near Alachua and Gainesville, Florida, United States. The mission of San Francisco de Potano was founded in 1606 by the Franciscans Father Martín Prieto and Father Alonso Serrano. It was the first doctrina (a mission with a resident priest) in Florida west of the St. Johns River. The mission was at the south edge of present-day San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park ("San Felasco" is derived from the 18th-century Seminole pronunciation of "San Francisco"). In 2007, evidence of Spanish-built post remnants provided structural evidence of the former mission's location. On April 30, 2009, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALHISTORIC - ABORIGINALPREHISTORIC
Sources

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When was Mission San Francisco de Potano listed on the National Register?

Mission San Francisco de Potano was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Mission San Francisco de Potano?

Mission San Francisco de Potano is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mission San Francisco de Potano is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1606.

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