From Bloomfield's Historical Guide, Antiquities of St. Augustine Florida, 1882

   The majority was carried away by the chief's address, and rang out the war-cry of death and defiance. While still eager for blood their chief led them to the Indian town of Tapoqui, the mission of Father Montes, on Cano de la leche.                  Tumultuously rushing in they informed the missionary of the fate of Father Corpa, and that they sought his own life and those of all his order, and then with uplifted weapons bade him prepare to die.

   He reasoned and remonstrated with them, portraying the folly and wickedness of their intentions; that the vengeance of the Spaniards would surely overtake them, and implored them with tears that for their own sake rather than his they would pause in their mad designs. But all in vain. They were alike insensible to his eloquence and his tears, and pressed forward to surround him.

   Finding all else in vain, he begged as a last favor that he should be permitted to celebrate mass before he died. In this he was probably actuated in part by the hope that their fierce hatred might be assuaged by the sight of the ceremonies of their faith, or that the delay might afford time for succor from the adjoining garrison. The permission was given, and then for the last time the worthy Father put on his robes of sacrifice.

   The wild and savage crowd, thirsting for his blood, reclined upon the floor and looked on in sullen silence, awaiting the conclusion of the rites. The priest alone, standing before the altar, proceeded with this most sad and solemn mass, then cast his eyes to heaven and knelt in private supplication, when the next moment he fell under the blows of his most cruel foes, bespattering the altar, at which he ministered, with his own life's blood.

   His crushed remains were thrown into the fields, that they might serve for the fowls of the air or the beasts of the forest, but not one would approach it except a dog which, rushing forward to lay hold of the body, fell dead upon the spot, says the ancient chronicle, and an old Christian Indian, recognizing it, gave it sepulture in the forest. From thence the ferocious young chief of Gaule led his followers against several other missions in other parts of the country, which he attacked and destroyed, together with the attendant clergy.

   Thus upon the soil of the ancient city was shed the blood of Christian martyrs, who were laboring with a zeal well worthy of emulation, to carry the truths of religion to the native tribes of Florida.