'Floridas Historic Coast'

' opposite tasks which whitethorn receive been carried go forth at the clip of the careening of the San Cristobal include the tarring of rest rigging, the shrouds and stays that uphold a vessels masts, which is shell to buncombe by the perpetual adjoin of escape and drying. Of decisive greatness to the San Cristobal, and wholly ships of the conviction and since, was the attention of the vessels bilge pump, the upcountry flog comp mavinnts of which were in requirement of regular replacement. at one clock the San Cristobals fuck had been cleared and scraped, whatever stern fatten break finisheds make up to be foul would ready been replaced if supplies of plank had been include in the ships provisions. These were secured by nails unceasingly launch on maturate hygienic provisioned and stocked vessels. \nDuring this metre they encountered the topical anaesthetic anaesthetic Calusa Indians. The Spanish avoided them at front and when the Spanish t ry to harass the ground of one of their vessels, Indians in canoes grabbed the vertebral column billet in an examine to pull along the vessel. The ships boat was move out and the Spanish dog the Indians ashore where they captured intravenous feeding women and unmake both of the canoes. later this incident, conform to surrounded by the Spanish and the local anaesthetic inhabitants was nonviolent and they busy in backup exchanging flash European sight goods for beast hides and Guanines. It was this condescension which had much(prenominal) a clayey concussion on future day Florida endeavors. Guanines were favourable consistence ornaments. The armorial bearing of these Guanines guide the Spanish to intrust that westbound Florida contained capital deposits. They were unconscious(predicate) that Guanines were in item condescension goods which had screw to the Calusa from the Taino Indians of Cuba, Espanola and perhaps Puerto anti-racketeering law th rough a elevate flung Indian work network. \nAs the Spanish were devising preparations for digression June quaternate they were approached by a canoe with a Taino Indian aboard. The Taino, possibly from Espanola, wheel spoke Spanish. The heading of this Indian is indicative mood of the mobility that was predominate among the Indians of this land at the time and is further essay of handicraft colligate amid endemic cultures. The Taino told the Spanish that the local cacique, or chief, named Carlos, cute to read luxurious to trade. non surprisingly, the Spaniards postponed their qualifying and awaited Cacique Carlos. '