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Before the arrival of Europeans, several Native American tribes flourished in the Tampa Bay area, including the Tocobaga, the Mocoso, the Pohoy, and the Uzita. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in Tampa in 1513, but because the Spanish were focused on settling the eastern side of Florida, the western side of Florida was mostly left alone. Unfortunately, however, the arrival of Europeans in Florida marked the decline of these tribes with the introduction of European diseases and the outbreak of violent conflicts.
The modern history of Tampa begins in 1824 with the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River. This was shortly after the United States took possession of the state of Florida. It wasn’t until the 1880s when phosphate was discovered that Tampa really began to grow. With the construction of the railroad in the area, luxury hotels were built, mining and shipping industries boomed, and the area flourished.










