<p>Beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing for over 100 years, Spanish Franciscans sustained a chain of missions throughout northern Florida. With the mission of Saint Augustine as the spiritual anchor, the Catholic faith penetrated forest and glade and found a home in the hearts of the Potano Indians, a missionary quest termed by Florida historian Michael V. Gannon "a great civilizing work of the human spirit." Cacique is the story of the Potano chieftains and their relationship with the Franciscan missionaries, the first among them Father Tomas Sanchez. With inner conviction and indefatigable energy, this young inexperienced Franciscan priest brought the Gospel of the Lord and the sacraments of the Church to a people he came to love as his own family, a people who reciprocated that love. Full of action and adventure, Cacique is a classic account of the spread of Catholicism in early Florida.</p>

Cacique: A Novel of Florida's Heroic Mission History

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Saint Catherine of Siena Press

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Cacique: A Novel of Florida's Heroic Mission History