Source: Situado and Sabana (ID82)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID32)
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1680-01-01 - 1680-12-31
Santa Catalina was the landing for shipments from Guale of corn for the garrison
Arguelles made many trips to Guale (Arguelles, 1668). Extensive fields on St. Catherines Island testified to the high level of maize consumption in St. Augustine, and presidio supply boats tied up frequently at the Santa Catalina landing (Hita Salazar, 1680c; Marquez Cabrera, 1680c; Fuentes, 168la). By the late 1670s, the fields of Santa Catalina de Guale were as much a part of St. Augustine's defenses as its watchtowers and wooden fort. If anything should happen to interfere with that flow of foodstuffs, the whole system for provisioning the Spanish city would be thrown off balance.
(Bushnell SS)
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