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San Pedro y San Pablo de Patale
San Pedro y San Pablo
de
Patale
was a
Spanish
Franciscan
mission built in the early
17th century
in the
Florida Panhandle
, six
miles
east
of
Tallahassee, Florida
. It was part of Spain's effort to
colonize
the
region
, and
convert
the
Timucuan
and
Apalachee
Indians
to
Christianity
. The mission
lasted
until
1704
, when it was
captured
by a
militia
of
Creek Indians
and
South Carolinians
.
The
site
where the mission
stood
was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
on
June 26
,
1972
.