Francisco de Chicora - ENC Phillips Group Wiki

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Francisco de Chicora - Wikipedia

Francisco de Chicora was the baptismal name given to a Native American kidnapped in 1521, along with 70 others, from near Winyah Bay [1] by Spanish explorer Francisco Gordillo and slave trader Pedro de Quexos, based in Santo Domingo and the first Europeans to reach the area.

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Chicora - Wikipedia

Chicora was a legendary Native American kingdom or tribe sought during the 16th century by various European explorers in present-day South Carolina.

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The History of “Chicora” – Behind the Columns: The South Caroliniana ...

This inauspicious first settlement established a pattern that would plague attempted settlement of the Land of Chicora for almost two centuries – poor relations with Native Americans, disease, starvation, and the blight of slavery.

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Chicora, Francisco de - South Carolina Encyclopedia

Francisco de Chicora accompanied the Ayllón expedition as a translator and guide when it sailed in July 1526. However, soon after Ayllón’s ships arrived in the area of Winyah Bay, Francisco fled inland with the expedition’s other captive Indians.

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The Testimony of Francisco de Chicora

“The Testimony of Francisco de Chicora” published in Petyr Martyr’s De Orbe Novo in 1530 contains some of the first eyewitness accounts of Native Americans in the Southeastern United States and thus is an invaluable document.