A presentation of first-hand accounts describing the horrific fate of the Apalachee missions in 17th-century Florida. It also offers archaeological reports documenting the missions and the lives of the native peoples who lived and died as Christians under Spanish rule.

First published in 1951. Details the firey end of the Franciscans' Apalachee missions in the 1600s by Carolinian militia & Indian allies. Presents the written, first-hand accounts of the missions' horrific fate & documents the archaeological evidence.