 Click map to enlarge: Payaya territories (within the orange area) in south-central Texas, ca. 1500 CE | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| present-day Bexar County, Texas | |
| Languages | |
| a Coahuiltecan language | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Coahuiltecan peoples |
The Payaya people were Indigenous people whose territory encompassed the area of present-day San Antonio, Texas. The Payaya were a Coahuiltecan band and are the earliest recorded inhabitants of San Pedro Springs Park, the geographical area that became San Antonio.[1]
- ^ "NRHP-THC San Pedro Springs Park". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2012.