Calusa Indian Mound
N 27° 42.284 W 082° 39.503
17R E 336488 N 3065595
A Dominican Friar was assassinated by Calusa Indians on this mound.
Waymark Code: WM1KRC
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2007
Views: 79
On a friendship-seeking expedition among Florida Indians, Fray Luis Cancer de Barbastro, Dominican Friar, dedicated leader in teaching religion among American Indians, was lured to this Mound and clubbed to his death June 26, 1549 by Calusa Indians.
Marker Number: none
Date: January 1966
County: Pinellas
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Boca Ciega Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Website: Not listed
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