Rare Timucuan Discovery | ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORY FESTIVAL

The discovery of a 1628 Timucua bilingual catechism: Its historical and linguistic value for contemporary scholarship.

In 2019, Timothy Johnson (Flagler College) discovered a previously unknown bilingual Timucua-Spanish catechism. Since that time, the book has been an object of concentrated historical and linguistic investigation by Johnson and George Aaron Broadwell (University of Florida). This talk is the first public presentation of the joint research results and details the structure of the book as well as key points in the historical and linguistic features that make it an invaluable contribution to the understanding of colonial Spanish evangelism among the Native people of North Florida.

This discussion will take place in the Virginia Room inside Flagler College’s Ringhaver Student Center on Thursday, May 11 from 6-7 PM.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The St. Augustine History Festival was created and conceived by UFHSA (University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc.) for the purpose of generating excitement about the history of America’s oldest city. Every era of St. Augustine’s long and storied past is showcased through special events and historic venues – from its founding in 1565 to the most advanced technology available in 2023 to research and study every year in between.

American history began here, and no one tells the story better!

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