National Historic Landmark

San Luis de Apalache

Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000266

About this property

Mission San Luis de Apalachee (also known as San Luis de Talimali) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1656 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida. It was located in the descendent settlement of Anhaica (also as Anhayca Apalache or Inihayca) capital of Apalachee Province. The mission was part of Spain's effort to colonize the Florida Peninsula and to convert the Timucuan and Apalachee Indians to Christianity. The mission lasted until 1704 when it was evacuated and destroyed to prevent its use by an approaching militia of Creek Indians and South Carolinians. The site where the mission stood was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark on October 15, 1966. The State of Florida purchased the area in 1983. Archaeological and historical research continued for the next 15 years. In 1998, a project began to reconstruct some of the mission buildings on the site, based on archeological and historical evidence. Today, Mission San Luis operates as a living-history museum with reconstructed Apalachee and Spanish buildings.

Location

Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
30.45201, -84.31940

Categories

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Sources

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When was San Luis de Apalache listed on the National Register?

San Luis de Apalache was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is San Luis de Apalache?

San Luis de Apalache is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is San Luis de Apalache a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. San Luis de Apalache has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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