Uzachile

Uzachile was the name recorded for a Timucua-speaking people and their country east of the Apalachee. Later Spanish and French sources called them Yustaga. In 1539 Hernando de Soto's expedition crossed the Suwannee and passed through towns in the province before entering Apalachee territory. The journey brought fighting and captivity to communities along its route. In the following century Spanish missionaries established posts among the Yustaga, connecting their towns to the mission system of northern Florida.