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| Book cover | Autor | Title | Description |
| Bild | Autor | Leer | Beschreibung |
| Date | Event | Tribe | Chief |
500 BC  | Several mounds were built 2.5 miles west of the present-day town of Estero. These mounds are attributed to the Calusa. Today, the mounds are still almost 9 meters high and consist of mussel shells, fish bones, pottery shards and earth.  | Calusa | - |
| 500 BC | On Pine Island, west of Fort Myers, a village of Calusa Indians was built. Water channels and shell mounds were built in the village. | Calusa | - |
| About 500 ADNicht erkannter Quellenhinweis | Florida consisted of woodland, wetlands and swamps. The Indians had now settled down and lived in many tribes all over Florida, trading with each other but also waging wars. It is estimated that around 350,000 Native Americans lived in Florida. Between 50,000 and 100,000 Timucuan lived in north central Florida. With the arrival of the first Spaniards in Florida around 1500, the indigenous population was to be reduced to almost zero within the next 200 years. In particular, the Spanish expeditions led by Narvaez in 1528 and de Soto in 1539 contributed to the decimation of the indigenous population through the introduction of epidemics. However, the enslavement of the indigenous people by the Spanish also led to a decline in the population. It was not until around 1880 that the population of 1500 was reached again in Florida, with the absolute majority of the population having white skin. Only around 200 surviving Indians from the Seminole Wars were still living in Florida at this time. | Timucuan Tequesta Calusa Apalachee | - |
| About 1500 | Around 350,000 Indians lived in Florida. One of these tribes were the Calusa, who lived in southwest Florida. By 1700, all tribes, including the Calusa, had died out due to diseases and slavery introduced by the Spanish and English. | Calusa | - |
| 3 June 1513 | Ponce de Leon Expedition 1513 - The Calusa Indians unsuccessfully attacked the Spanish ships with canoes. The Spaniards destroyed two of the Calusa Indians' canoes, captured four women and took them on board their ships. | Calusa | - |
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| Calusa Indians attack soldiers of Ponce de León. Source: http://www.rural-florida-living.com/2012/04/ponce-de-leon-and-florida-livestock.html | |||
| 4 June 1513 | Ponce de Leon Expedition 1513 - A canoe with Calusa Indians approached the ships. An Indian who understood the language of the Spaniards (!!!) told the Spaniards to wait for Chief Carlos. The Spaniards waited on their ships for Chief Carlos. The chief did not come, but canoes from the Calusas did. 20 canoes with Calusa Indians attacked the three Spanish ships, but could do nothing. The Spaniards destroyed 5 Calusa canoes and took 4 men prisoner. | Calusa | Carlos |
| 5 June 1513 | Ponce de Leon Expedition 1513 - 80 Calusa Indians in canoes attacked the Spaniards (probably at Bokeelia). The arrows of the Calusa Indians were no match for the cannons, arquebuses and crossbows of the Spaniards. | Calusa | - |
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| Calusa Indians attack ships of Ponce de León. Source: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sflarch/research/calusa-domain/. | |||
| End of April 1521 | Ponce de Leon Expedition 1521 - Ponce de Leon landed in Florida between Charlotte Harbor and Fort Myers. Today, Ponce de Leon is considered the first European to have sighted and thus discovered Florida. The Spaniards began building a settlement shortly after their arrival. | Calusa | - |
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| Landing of Ponce de León in the Charlotte Harbor area. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_León. | |||
| July 1521 | Ponce de Leon Expedition 1521 - One day, the Spaniards were attacked by the Calusa Indians. Ponce de León was wounded. After a few weeks, Ponce de León succumbed to his injuries. | Calusa | - |
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| Ponce de León was wounded in 1521 during an attack by the Calusa Indians. Source: http://www.rural-florida-living.com/2012/04/ponce-de-leon-and-florida-livestock.html. | |||
| 16 April 1528 | Panfilo Narvaez Expedition 1528 - Narvaez went on another excursion into the surrounding area. He marched along Charlotte Harbour and reached Ucita (a Calusa village). Here the Spaniards found traces of gold. The Indians in the village told the Spaniards that much more gold could be found further north, in an area called 'Appalachia'. The Spaniards found no corn in this village and moved on. | Calusa | - |
| End of April 1528 | Panfilo Narvaez Expedition 1528 - In a village with 15 houses, the Spaniards now found enough corn. The Spaniards named the village 'Arcadia'. The Spaniards then returned to their ships in the Bay of Lemons. | Calusa | - |
| Autumn 1528 | Panfilo Narvaez Expedition 1528 - Panfilo de Narvaez's wife sent a ship from Cuba to Florida to search for her missing husband. After landing in Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg, 4 Spaniards were captured by the Tocobago Indians, including Juan Ortiz. 3 of the Spaniards were tortured to death, but Juan Ortiz was rescued by the daughter of the chief Hirriga. Ortiz later fled to the Calusa Indians under Chief Mococo, who lived in the Port Charlotte area. The Calusa were enemies with the Tocobago. It was not until 12 years later that Ortiz was freed by men from Hernando de Soto's expedition. | Calusa Tocobaga | Mococo Hirraga |
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| The rescue of Juan Ortiz. Source: http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/juanortiz.html | |||
| 18 May 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - Hernando de Soto left Havana with 9 ships and sailed to Florida. . | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
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| Hernando de Soto. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto | |||
| 25 May 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - Hernando de Soto spots Florida for the first time. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 26 May 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's ships reached Charlotte Harbor through the Boca Grande Pass. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 1 June 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - The 9 ships of De Soto's expedition landed in Tippecanoe Bay, about 6 miles west of Port Charlotte. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 1 June 1539Nicht erkannter Quellenhinweis | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - When De Soto arrived, there were Indians living in a village west of Ward Lake. The chief of the village was called Mococo. | Calusa | Mococo |
| Bis Mitte Juli 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army camped for six weeks at a place called \`Ucita\`, about three miles west of Port Charlotte. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 1 June 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - When De Soto arrived, there were Indians living on Hog Island. When De Soto sent his soldiers to the village shortly after his arrival, the Indians fled. | Calusa | - |
| 15 July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army left Ucita and marched via the village of Chief Mococo to Lake Myakka. De Soto left about 100 infantrymen behind in Ucita. De Soto divided his cavalry into 4 companies of 90 men each. The infantry was divided into 3 divisions. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 17 July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army reached Lake Myakka. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army reached Lake St. John on the western edge of what is now the Upper Myakka River Watershed. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - While exploring the surrounding area, the Spaniards came across Juan Ortiz, who was captured by the Tocobaga Indians in 1528. Ortiz served De Soto as a translator. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | Mococo |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped in the village of Paracoxi, south of Brewster. The Indians had left the village before the Spaniards arrived. The village had large supplies of corn, pumpkins and sweet tubers. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped at Tocaste, south of Lake Hancock. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped at the Great Swamp between the present-day villages of Thonotosassa and Zephyrhills. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped near Ocale, in the area of today's Dade City. Between the high mountains of Dade City lay large cornfields. The Spaniards harvested all the corn that could feed De Soto's army for about three months. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped at Cholupala (River of Discord) near the present-day village of Dunnellon. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army was camped at Caliquen, west of Chiefland. De Soto captured the chief, who lived in his hut on a hill 3 miles to the north and could thus look down on his village. De Soto stayed in Caliquen for several weeks. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| July 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army crossed the Suwannee River, marched further north and camped in the village of Uriutina, now Cross City. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| September 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army camped in the village of Napituca - Vitachuco after attacking and conquering it. Many villagers were captured and executed. The women were spared and kept as slaves. De Soto remained in Napituca until around the end of September. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| End of September 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army left Napituca with all the Indian slaves in search of his winter camp. After two days he reached Uzachil, today's Tallahassee. The inhabitants of Uzachil fled. About 100 men and women were captured, put in irons and used as porters. De Soto's men found corn, pumpkins and beans in the village. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| Begin of October 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto's army camped in the Apalache Swamp area, near the Apalachicola River. In the days that followed, the troops crossed the river. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| Begin of October 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - After crossing the Apalachicola River, De Soto marched further west. At what is now Merritts Mill Point, the troops were attacked by Appalachee Indians as they crossed a gorge. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| Begin of October 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto reached the Appalachian Indian village of Iviahica. The Indians had already left the village when De Soto arrived. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| Begin of October 1539 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto spent the winter of 1539-1540 in the Appalachee Indian village of Iviahica, which is now the De Soto Site Historic State Park in Tallahassee, Florida. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 3 March 1540 | Hernando de Soto Expedition 1539-1543 - De Soto left his winter camp in Iviahica and marched further north. | Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Creek Tocobaga Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |
| 28 August 1565 | The Spanish began their conquest of Florida with the construction of St. Augustine in northeast Florida. Many Native Floridians were recruited for forced labor. Those who refused forced labor were either deported into slavery or killed. Shiploads of missionaries, soldiers and settlers also brought new diseases and epidemics to Florida. As a result, by 1700, the 350,000 or so indigenous inhabitants of Florida had been wiped out. | Apalachee (Lower Creek) Tequesta Calusa Timucuan | - |
| 1566 BC | The Spanish established a settlement with a fort and a Jesuit mission station in what is now Mound Key Archaeological State Park. After three years, the settlement was abandoned following battles against the Calusa. | Calusa | - |
| 27 April 1763 | Pontiac hosted the second big council, about 10 km from Fort Detroit. This time the warriors also took part. The Ojibwe made up the largest contingent with around 3,000 people. In total, around 8,000 Indians took part in the second great council. At this council, he was able to win over around 18 tribes to his cause. | Ojibwe Ottawa Shawnee Delaware Miami Mississauga (Ojibwe) Potawatomi Wyandot Kickapoo Piankeshaw (Miami) Seneca (Iroquois) Peoria (Illinois Confederation) Munsee (Lenape) Sac and Fox Menominee Mascouten Dakota Osage Winnebago Cahoika Kaskaskia (Illinois Confederation) Nipissing (Ojibwe) Abenaki Mohawk (Iroquois) Calusa Tequesta Timucuan Apalachee (Lower Creek) | - |