Ancien et le Nouveau Méxique, l' [Old and New Mexico, with Florida and Lower Louisaina. Eastern Part.]
Colonial Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, Honduras, Central America. Location of Indian tribes; Cenis (Hasinais) Indians.
Hôtel de Thou
[Paris]
Label from 1996 exhibit: Several maps in this exhibition located the Cenis Indians in present-day Texas. The Cenis, also known as the Hasinais, were Caddoan Indians, linguistic kin of the Natchitoches, Wichita, Yatasi, and Adai Indian tribes. The Cenis consisted of several neighboring tribes living along waterways feeding into the Neches River. Members of these tribes adressed each other as "teyshas" (allies), a term also used when greeting the Spanish. Europeans soon used "Teyshas" to refer to the area. "Teyshas" eventually evolved into "Texas."
Plate 115 from "Atlas Encyclopédique." The Cenis Indians, located on this map, were also known as the Hasinais. They were Caddoan Indians, linguistic kin of the Natchitoches, Wichita, Yatasi, and Adai Indian tribes. The Cenis consisted of several neighboring tribes living along waterways feeding into the Neches River. Members of these tribes adressed each other as "teyshas" (allies), a term also used when greeting the Spanish. Europeans soon used "Teyshas" to refer to the area. "Teyshas" eventually evolved into "Texas."