Uqueten

Uqueten was a village in the province of Ocale in the Florida interior. In 1539 Hernando de Soto's expedition reached it after a difficult crossing of the river and marshes to the south. The Spaniards found abundant provisions there and sent food back to the men still making their way across the wetlands. From Uqueten they continued to Ocale, another town with a good supply of maize, before pressing farther north toward Apalachee.