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Cypress Creek Tri-Rail Northeast Florida Athletics Following the demise of the Calusa and Tequesta Native Americans in southern Florida were referred to as "Spanish Indians" in the 1740s probably due to their friendlier relations with Spain the Creek invaded the Florida peninsula; they conquered and assimilated what was left of pre-Columbian societies into the Creek Confederacy They were joined by remnant Indian groups and formed the Seminole a new tribe by ethnogenesis the Seminole originally settled in the northern portion of the territory in addition free blacks and fugitive slaves made their way to Florida where Spain had promised slaves freedom and arms if they converted to Catholicism and pledged loyalty to Spain These African Americans gradually created communities near those of the Seminole and became known as the Black Seminoles the groups acted as allies, 2 Twentieth century The break-up of Pangaea resulted in the opening of the Atlantic Ocean in three stages. Main article: Transportation in Florida 2.4 Physical and social factors The Brickell Financial District in Miami contains the largest concentration of international banks in the United States. Later immigration 6 See also 6.5.2 Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project Street grid Chile Chile. Main article: Draining and development of the Everglades, Second in power and number to the Calusa in South Florida were the Tequesta They occupied the southeastern portion of the lower peninsula in modern-day Dade and Broward counties Like the Calusa the Tequesta societies centered on the mouths of rivers Their main village was probably on the Miami River or Little River Spanish depictions of the Tequesta state that they were greatly feared by sailors who suspected them of torturing and killing survivors of shipwrecks With an increasing European presence in south Florida Native Americans from the Keys and other areas began increasing their trips to Cuba Official permission for the immigration of Native Americans from the Florida Keys was granted by Cuban officials in 1704 Spanish priests attempted to set up missions in 1743 but noted that the Tequesta were under assault from a neighboring tribe When only 30 members were left they were removed to Havana a British surveyor in 1770 described multiple deserted villages in the region where the Tequesta lived Common descriptions of Native Americans in Florida by 1820 used only the term "Seminoles". Airport IATA code County FAA Category Two or more races (Multiracial) 2.7% 2.4% 2.5%, 5 Later years 3.2 Biscayne Bay Campus 1930 214,830 222.8% 1910 11,933 140.8% 8.1 Fire stations Public services.

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