They lived on or near the coast of Georgia near the mouths of the Satilla (called Iranaca by the Timucua) and St Marys Rivers.

[3] In 1560, French explorer Rene de Laudonnière encountered the Yufera who were currently being ruled by Queen Cubicani following the death of her husband King Hioacaia.

"[4] Yufera is listed among the towns that allied with French explorer Dominique de Gourgues against the Spanish in 1567.

In the 17th century, Yufera was allied to the chiefdom of Tacatacuru on Cumberland Island and under the influence of the Spanish mission of San Pedro de Mocama, but appears to have retained independence.

There are no mentions of the Yufera past 1610, suggesting that they may have been among the first Timucua groups to be destroyed by Anglo-Muskogee slave raids.