Source: Situado and Sabana (ID82)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID32)
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1602-01-01 - 1602-12-31
Amelia Island was called Napoyca Island
By [1683], the name of Santa Maria had been associated with Amelia Island for a good 80 years. In 1602, Napoyca Island (the name it then carried) was part of the "lengua de Mocamo," a linguistic designation. The mission of "Santa Maria de Sena" was on the northern end of the island, only one league away from the Cumberland Island mission of San Pedro. Gaspar, cacique of Napoyca, was one of the subchiefs who in 1605 answered to dona Maria Melendez at San Pedro.
(Bushnell SS)
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