Saturiwa (chief)

One of Theodor de Bry's engravings possibly based on LeMoyne's drawings, depicting Chief Saturiwa preparing his men for battle

Saturiwa (also spelled Saturioua, Satourioua and Saturiba, Timucua: Sa-tori-ba?[1]) (fl. 1562 - 1565) was chief of the Saturiwa tribe, a Timucua chiefdom centered at the mouth of the St. Johns River in Florida, during the 16th century. His main village, also known as Saturiwa, was located on the south bank of the river near its mouth, and according to French sources he was sovereign over thirty other village chiefs. Chief Saturiwa was a prominent figure in the early days of European settlement in Florida, forging friendly relations with the French Huguenot settlers, who founded Fort Caroline in his territory.

  1. ^ Willet Boyer, “Names of Power: An Analysis of Names from the Acuera Chiefdom of the Ocklawaha River Valley,” Southeastern Archaeology 50, no. 2 (October 2008).