Tequesta

Tequesta

Approximate territory of the Tequesta in the 16th century in present-day South Florida
Regions with significant populations
Present-day South Florida (from 3rd century BCE to mid-18th century)

The Tequesta, also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos, were a Native American tribe. At the time of first European contact they occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida. They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century.