1513年胡安·龐塞·德萊昂登陸當地並稱呼當地為德貴斯塔(Chequesta),即現時的比斯坎灣。1565年,西班牙水手佩德羅·梅嫩德斯·德阿維萊斯(Pedro Menéndez de Avilés)藉口風暴停留比斯坎灣。耶穌會人把德貴斯塔族人首領的姪兒帶到古巴夏灣拿受教育,而首領的弟弟則跟隨梅嫩德斯到西班牙轉而信奉基督教。1567年,梅嫩德斯帶着Francisco Villareal及三十名士兵回到比斯坎灣並且建立了一個傳道區(mission),強迫德貴斯塔人改信基督教。這個傳道區到了1570年被迫廢棄。
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