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Gallery: Mission San Luis de Apalachee, IV

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	The reconstructed Spanish House at Mission San Luis de Apalachee. (All of the original buildings were destroyed when the mission was abandoned in 1704.)
	Interior of the Spanish House at Mission San Luis de Apalachee.
	Reenactor preparing a meal over an open fire.
	Reenactor preparing a meal over an open fire.
	Reenactor kneading bread.
	The Spanish introduced new foods to Native Americans living at the mission.
	Reenactor selecting wool for carding.
	Reenactor carding wool so that the fibers are parallel and ready for spinning.
	A drop spindle for twisting the carded wool into yarn.
	A simple belt loom produces narrow strips of fabric.
	The Spanish used dyes from many natural sources.
	Cochineal (the dried bodies of a scale insect) produces a red dye.
	Samples of Spanish style needlework.
	A Spanish musical troupe. Reenactors bring the mission to life.
	Musicians at Mission San Luis.
	Musicians at Mission San Luis.
	Musicians at Mission San Luis.
	An archeological dig at the former site of the mission's fort.
	An archeological dig at the former site of the mission's fort.
	Plastic sheets protect the dig from the elements.
	Soil from the dig is carefully sifted to reveal small artifacts.

 

 

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