Tocobaga
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The Tocobaga were a Native American people who inhabited the Tampa Bay region of Florida prior to European contact.
Aliases (1)
- Apalachee ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
→
indigenous people of Florida → |
| affectedBy |
European diseases
→
Spanish colonization → slave raids → |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Safety Harbor archaeological culture
→
|
| burialPractice |
mound burials
→
|
| country |
United States
→
|
| culture |
mound-building culture
→
|
| declineCause |
epidemic disease
→
forced relocation → warfare → |
| diet |
fish
→
maize → shellfish → wild game → |
| economy |
fishing
→
hunting → maize agriculture → shellfish gathering → |
| encountered |
Hernando de Soto expedition
→
Pánfilo de Narváez → Spanish explorers → |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Tampa Bay region
→
|
| hasCapital |
Tocobaga chief town at Safety Harbor
→
|
| housing |
thatched structures
→
|
| knownFor |
shell mounds
→
temple mounds → village chiefdoms → |
| languageFamily |
Muskogean languages
→
|
| locatedIn |
Florida
→
Gulf Coast of Florida → Tampa Bay → |
| mainSettlement |
Old Tampa Bay
→
Safety Harbor site → |
| neighboringGroup |
Calusa
→
Mocoso → Potano → Timucua → |
| partOf |
Safety Harbor culture
→
|
| region |
Pinellas County area
→
north side of Old Tampa Bay → |
| religion |
Native American religion
→
|
| socialOrganization |
chiefdom
→
|
| status |
culturally extinct as a distinct group
→
|
| timePeriod |
16th century
→
pre-Columbian era → |
| usedMaterial |
bone
→
shell → wood → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Yamasee War
("Apalachee")
→
|
mainBelligerent |
|
Mayaimi people
→
|
neighboringGroup |