Tocobagaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Tocobaga was the name of a chiefdom, of its chief and of its principal town during the 16th century in the area of Tampa Bay. The town was at the northern end of what is now called Old Tampa Bay, an arm of Tampa Bay that extends northward between the city of Tampa and Pinellas County. The town is believed to have been at the Safety Harbor Site. The Tocobaga had a few brief contacts with Spanish explorers with little obvious effect. However, the Europeans brought diseases for which the Florida tribes had no natural defenses. Due to illness and other factors, the Tocobaga culture declined severely in the 17th century and disappeared early in the 18th century. The Tocobaga area coincided with that of the Safety Harbor culture, which developed in place from the earlier (500 BC - AD 700) Manasota culture.