His primary importance was as a linguist: he developed a writing system for the Timucua language and in 1612 published the first book in an indigenous language of the Americas, a catechism in Spanish and Timucuan.
His primary importance was as a linguist. He developed a writing system for the Timucua language. He in 1612 published the first book in an indigenous language of the Americas in Spanish and Timucuan. The Americas were a catechism.