Abstract
I MMEDIATELY AFTER THE Treaty of Paris (1763) transferred the Floridas from Spain to Great Britain, an unusual migration of loyal Indian converts took place. The entire Spanish Florida population of about 3,700 persons was moved to Havana, Campeche, and Veracruz, leaving an almost empty province which had been tenuously held for two centuries. The Indian removal had no far-reaching consequences, yet it demonstrated both a Spanish sense of responsibility for Indian converts and a measure of success on the part of the missionary-priests among the primitive Florida tribes. It also provides an example of the detailed regulations Spanish officials regarded as necessary for transforming mission Indians into self-sufficient and law-abiding citizens. On September 3, 1763, more than 600 persons, military and civilian, sailed from San Miguel de Pensacola for Veracruz. Another 65 persons sailed from San Marcos de Apalache' to Havana the following February.2 Accompanying those bound for Havana were 89
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