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Payaya people
Historic Native American tribe from present-day San Antonio, Texas, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
![]() Click map to enlarge: Payaya territories (within the orange area) in south-central Texas, ca. 1500 CE | |
Total population | |
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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 |
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