21. European Exploration Of The Southeast And Caribbean. Spanish settlement in the new world was based on the Gulf Islands National Seashore),and hernando de Soto near and is commemorated at desoto National Memorial http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/outline/07-exploration/

Natural Setting Paleoindian Archaic Woodland ... The U.S. Through the 19th and 20th Centuries The Castillo de San Marcos in Florida (National Park Service). European Exploration of the Southeast and Caribbean Spanish French English Danish ... Further Reading Spanish Exploration and Settlement The "Nuestra Senora del Rosario" (Florida State University Program in Underwater Archaeology). Excavation unit at the Castillo de San Marcos (National Park Service). MORE ON THE WEB Georgia Before Oglethorpe ("A Resource Guide to Georgia's Early Colonial Period 1521-1733" - Available in both English and Spanish) Mission San Luis (A Spanish mission site in Tallahassee, Florida) The Santa Elena Project (Archeological investigations at one the first Spanish settlement in South Carolina) The "Mississionized" Indians in California (Information on Spanish colonization and missionization in the West) Caribbean On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on San Salvador Island. After this initial landing and the exploration of several islands, he returned to Spain. On his second voyage, Columbus anchored at St. Croix on November 14, 1493 (

22. Further Reading. that made excavation of the desoto/Apalachee Site in Florida history, and Spanishenterprise in the new world. Title The hernando de Soto Expedition History http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/outline/07-exploration/books.htm

Further Reading Title Here They Once Stood: The Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions Authors Mark F. Boyd, Hale G. Smith, and John W. Griffin All information on this book taken from the University Press of Florida web site at: http://www.upf.com/Fall1999/boyd.html Description In the early 17th century, 150 years before Spanish missions were established in California, a chain of missions reached westward from St. Augustine across northern Florida. Today nothing exists of those Florida Franciscan outposts. Our knowledge of them comes only from archival research and information gleaned from archaeological excavations. Florida's missions came to a fiery end in the first few years of the 18th century, victims of devastating raids by Carolinian militia and their Indian allies. The Apalachee and other mission Indians were slain, some by being burned at the stake or flayed alive. Others were taken back to Charleston as slaves and still others fled. Here They Once Stood , first published in 1951 and a classic example of collaborative research, presents the first-hand accounts describing the horrific fate of the missions. It also offers archaeological reports further documenting the missions and the lives of the native peoples who lived and died as Christians under Spanish rule.

23. Directory :: Look.com 6) Vespucci, Amerigo (5) de Soto, hernando (2 of Marquette, Drake, Columbus, Cortez,and desoto Middle school European exploration of the new world Recounts the http://www.look.com/searchroute/directorysearch.asp?p=459630

24. Explorers And Settlers Indiana Specific. Spanish exploration and Conquest of Native America. Indiana (inthe above site). General. European Explorers of the new world. hernando desoto. http://members.lycos.co.uk/brisray/th/thist3.htm

HomePage Optical Illusions War Stories QBasic ... Indians Explorers (Cars) (Planes) (Hovercraft) (Page 1) ... Other Sites Terre Haute - A history and a guide This is my history and guide to my adopted home - Terre Haute, Indiana. Explorers and Settlers The earliest white explorers of Indiana were the expeditions led by the Spaniard, Hernando de Soto and later, the Frenchman, la Salle. It was generally supposed that de Soto only traveled as far north as northern Tennessee, but recent research by Donald E. Sheppard and others have thrown doubt on this. They believe that de Soto and his men got as far north as Lake Michigan. Assuming that this is the case, I've drawn heavily on the site to produce the material for this page. de Soto's routes The traditional supposed route of de Soto is in red, the new supposed route is in blue. For details of de Soto's journey through Indiana see Donald Sheppard's site. De Soto landed in Florida on 25th May 1539. After spending a couple of weeks setting up camp he and his approximately 500 men started their historic trek northwards. They reached and crossed the Ohio River into Indiana, near the point of the present day Evansville, on 8th June 1541. On 24th June they'd reached the site of present day Vincennes. On 29th June 1541 they reached the town of Pacaha, on the site of present day Terre Haute. Pacaha was also the name of the chief of the place. The following pasages are taken from Donald Sheppard's site :- Chief Casqui and his people had escorted de Soto from Vincennes to Terre Haute, improving the bridge at Busseron Creek along the way between cities on unfriendly terms. De Soto sent word to Pacaha that he was coming with Chief Casqui and expected Pacaha to be there when they arrived. Pacaha fled, instead, "with all his people out the other side of town. The governor immediately entered and together with the men of horse charged ahead where the Indians were fleeing; and at another town situated a quarter of a league (half a mile) from that place captured many Indians. And as the horsemen captured them they delivered them over to the Indians of Casqui, who, being their enemies, carefully and with great pleasure took them to the town where the Christians were; and the greatest sorrow they had was in not having permission to kill them."

25. Hernando De Soto, Spanish Explorer hernando De Soto, Spanish explorer, helped to defeat the explorer who helped conquerthe new world for Spain However, the era of exploration was marked by greed http://franklaughter.tripod.com/cgi-bin/histprof/misc/desoto.html

Hernando De Soto Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, Spanish explorer, helped to defeat the Inca empire and led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. From 1539 to 1542, he led a large Spanish expedition through what is now the southern United States. His army landed in Florida and crossed about 10 present-day states. De Soto became known as a courageous explorer who helped conquer the New World for Spain. However, the era of exploration was marked by greed, intolerance, and cruelty. In their search for wealth, de Soto and his men tortured and brutally killed many Indians. De Soto was born in the province of Extremadura in Spain. As a teen-ager, he sailed to the New World and began his career as an explorer in the tropical rain forests of Panama. De Soto served in expeditions to enslave Indians and to search for wealth. By the early 1530's, de Soto was known as an excellent soldier and horseman. He joined an expedition led by Francisco Pizarro, another Spanish explorer, against the empire of the Inca Indians in what is now Peru. After a short delay, the men began their journey in 1532 with a small army of 168 men. They reached the city of Cajamarca, where a huge Inca army, commanded by Emperor Atahualpa, was camped. Pizarro sent de Soto with a small troop of 15 cavalrymen to invite Atahualpa to meet with Pizarro. The Spaniards ambushed the Inca and captured their emperor. Although the Inca paid an enormous ransom for their emperor, the Spaniards executed him. De Soto helped Pizarro capture Cusco, the Inca's capital, in 1533.

26. WEBSUN - Scottsboro And Jackson County Alabama and whites was in the Summer of 1540, when hernando desoto is known to have comethrough the Jackson County area on his exploration of the new world for the http://www.websun.com/sjcol/history.html

NEWS PEOPLE BUSINESS INDUSTRY ... WEBSHOP HISTORY OF SCOTTSBORO The Cherokee and the Creek were the last Indians who claimed the area we now call Scottsboro. Sauta town was an Indian village near Scottsboro. The Indians were forcibly removed form this area in 1838. Robert Scott , a state representative and later to be Scottsboro's founder, moved to Bellefonte in 1834 and operated what was called, "The Bellefonte Tavern". He was also editor of "The Bellefonte Courier" newspaper and a farmer. Scott moved to, what is now, Scottsboro in early 1850's. In 1856 he was able to get a Memphis and Charleston rail line constructed across his property. A depot was erected nearby, being first called "Sagetown" and then "Scott's Station". HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY In the northeastern corner of Jackson County is a cave, Russell Cave the white man named it, that is now a national monument. Archeological findings show that Native Americans had been living in the cave mouth for over 7000 years when the white man came into this area. The American Indians, that lived there first, were of the cliff dweller designation. They were hunters and gatherers who lived off the land. As these ancient people progressed, they became farmers of the land and may have become part of the mound builder civilization. Several burial and ceremonial mounds are also found in the area.

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Find the perfect book for kids or teens - indexed by age and category: About Us Privacy Statement Acceptable Use Policy Legal Notices ... Contact Us the entire directory only in Biography/Explorers Top Kids and Teens People and Society Biography : Explorers Byrd, Richard Cabot, John and Sebastian Cartier, Jacques Champlain, Samuel de ... Vespucci, Amerigo Sites: Don't waste another minute on a lousy site! Turbo-boost your browser with the FREE Alexa Toolbar Alonso de Ojeda - [ Kids/Teens ] - Give a brief history and pictures of this Spanish Conquistador and explorer of the Americas. Australian Explorers - [ Kids ] - Provides detailed accounts of men who explored and mapped the continent of Australia. Designed especially for elementary school students. Conquistadors - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Share the adventures of Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Fracisco de Orellana and Cabeza de Vaca as series host Michael Wood retraces their journeys in modern-day South America and the southern United States. Discoverers Web: Alphabetical List - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Links to information on the lives of dozens of explorers. Discovery School's Exploration Station - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Collection of articles based on World Book Encyclopedia, tell about the most famous Europeans who set sail for new lands during the 15th and 16th centuries.

28. 4L Explorers European exploration of the new world http//library ThinkQuest The Voyage of explorationhttp//library hernando desoto's Trails through North America http http://www.mamkschools.org/mas/class/grade4/4L/explorers/explorers.htm

4 Lifrieri Explorer Project Directions Internet resources John Cabot (Jenna) ThinkQuest: Explorers of the Millennium http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/cabot.html Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabot.shtml Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html The Mariner's Museum http://www.mariner.org/age/cabot.html Jacques Cartier (Farah) ThinkQuest: Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexc.shtml The Virtual Museum of New France http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/carti_e1.html Discovers Web http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html Empire of the Bay http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/cartier.html Jacques Cartier http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/nfld/jacques.html The Mariner's Museum http://www.mariner.org/age/cartier.html Samuel de Champlain (Nicholas) Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/champlain.shtml

29. European Explorers EXPLORER, COUNTRY, DATE, VOYAGE OF exploration. for a west route to the Indies landedin a new world. hernando desoto, Spain, 1539, Explored N.America's southeast and http://esd.iu5.org/LessonPlans/Explorers/europeanexplorerguide.htm

European Explorers Teacher's Guide EXPLORER COUNTRY DATE VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION Vasco de Balboa Spain Reached the isthmus of Panama to see the Pacific Ocean Cabeza de Vaca Spain Explored N.America searching for the seven cities of gold John Cabot England Found the Grand Banks, a rich fishing area Pedro Cabral Portugal Reached Brazil claiming it for Portugal Samuel de Champlain France Explored New France and started the first settlement in 1608 Jacques Cartier France Reached the St. Lawrence River claimed land for France Christopher Columbus Spain Searched for a west route to the Indies landed in a new world Francisco Coronado Spain Explored N.America's southwest and claimed it for Spain Hernando Cortez Spain Conquered and destroyed the Aztec Empire claimed it for Spain Hernando Desoto Spain Explored N.America's southeast and claimed it for Spain Bartholomew Dias Portugal Sailed around the tip of Africa because of a storm Francis Drake England Attacked Spanish ships and sailed around the world Leif Ericson Norway Reached Newfoundland Vasco Da Gama Portugal Sailed around the tip of Africa and reached the Indies Henry Hudson Netherlands Claimed land around the Hudson river for the Dutch Louis Joliet France Teamed up with Jacques Marquetteand explored the Mississippi River Ponce de Leon Spain Explored Puerto Rico and claimed Florida for Spain Ferdinand Magellan Spain His crew sailed around the world proving it to be round

30. Hispanic Heritage Month WASHINGTON — Sixteenth century Spanish explorer hernando de Soto 16th century alsobelieved the new world offered an exact path of his exploration some 230 http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/Hispanic2001/desoto.html

Explorer de Soto Discovered a Continent Instead of Riches By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service Fate had other plans. De Soto found no New World wealth and his fame has dimmed with the passage of time. Ill and dispirited, he died in the wilderness and was secretly laid to rest within the waters of the great tributary he discovered. Spanish explorers in Florida a decade before de Soto were told by the inhabitants that cities of immense wealth lay just beyond the horizon, probably in the hopes of ridding themselves of the strange interlopers. The natives de Soto met in his travels offered him fish, furs and freshwater pearls, but no silver, gold and jewels. But, they also told him of lands of wealth. Besides riches, the great powers of the 16th century also believed the New World offered an ocean shortcut to the lucrative trade markets in India and China — the legendary "Northwest Passage." De Soto would come to realize to his chagrin that no such route existed. While historians agree de Soto found "Old Muddy," uncertainty exists regarding the exact path of his exploration some 230 years before the birth of the United States.

31. Exploration Videos Available From The Curriculum Center was the existence of a new world across the explorers John Verrazano, Jacques Cartier,hernando desoto, Cabeza deVaca The great Age of exploration began in the http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/lmc/ExpVideo.htm

Exploration Videos Available from the Curriculum Cente r The Beginnings Of Exploration Describes the first stages in Europe's expansion - the growth of trade, rise of a strong merchant class, and birth of new ideas about man and his world. Explains why the first explorers were anxious to discover a new sea route to India, and how improved ships and navigation instruments helped them accomplish their aims. 14 min utes The Age of Discovery (1400-1550) This extremely useful two-part program for grades five through eight takes students through one of the most exciting years of history: The Age of Discovery, focusing on the periods from 1400-1550. The program details the roles of Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Bartholomew Diaz, Amerigo Vespucchi, John Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan, and Hernando Cortes. 28 minutes The New World Explored Prime time news in Europe during the year 1520 was the existence of a New World across the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish, Portugese and English had laid claim to some of this territory and France was now eager to claim her share. Wealth, politics, and religion would motivate this expansion of empires. Students will be introduced to the travels of the following explorers: John Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Hernando deSoto, Cabeza deVaca, Francisco Vasquez de Coronardo, Sir Francis Drakes, Henry Hudson and Samuel deChamplain 26 minutes Portuguese Explorers The great Age of Exploration began in the tiny country of Portugal almost 600 years ago. In this program, students visit the site of the famous navigation school founded by Prince Henry, the Navigator, an institution that was directly responsible for Portugal’s leading role in world exploration. The explorations of the coast of Africa, the Portuguese slave trade and Vasco de Gama’s voyage to India are all presented in this fascinating program.

32. The Southeast, Then And Now It’s granite is worldrenowned new Orleans, suffering from its location, avoidsflooding only by t the time of hernando desoto’s exploration of Mississippi http://www.bartramtrail.org/pages/Bartram_Trail/se2.html

The Southeast, Then and Now North Carolina n North Carolina, the first permanent footing was gained by the mere expansion of Virginia into what soon became a separate jurisdiction. When the colony was created under Charles II, affairs were little changed for the folk who dwelt obscurely near its northern border. The Proprietors appointed a succession of deputy governors for the Albemarle region and instituted a land office, courts and a legislative assembly, but the government had no fixed abode and little authority. Settlement slowly extended southward to Pamlico Sound and then up the main streams far enough to give a thin trade to the villages of Edenton, Washington and New Bern. Meanwhile, George Fox and his disciples, profiting by the lack of other missionaries, made many converts to Quakerism. The Tuscaroras, who had taken the warpath earlier, were eventually checked and then driven away with help of troops from distant Charleston. South Carolina he tale of South Carolina is in remarkable contrast to that of her northern sister, partly because the main impulse for her settlement came from a tropical source. An extraordinary congestion in Barbados, the most easterly of the West Indies, had made that little island a potential mother of new colonies. Here, thousands of English migrants had settled during the English civil wars and Cromwellian Commonwealth. Sir John Colleton, returning to England from residence in Barbados, enlisted six powerful courtiers to join him and Sir William Berkeley in a Carolina proprietary venture. Procuring the desired charter in 1663 and a second within two years, they published proposals to grant lands on the usual quitrent basis and to erect a popular government. The new colony drew many settlers and helped to relieve the overcrowding of the Barbados.

33. Exploration Ponce de Leon; hernando desoto; Francisco Coronado; Marco Polo; Columbus; Using variousresources such as the world Wide Web As new information is added to the chart http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/edu/fis/explore.html

Study Unit: Exploration Before beginning a study of exploration and explorers, it is important to have students understand the concept of exploration and why people explore. I have chosen to begin this unit of study with a true story from my own childhood. To begin, I will gather the children around the rocking chair as I relate or read this true encounter, perhaps stopping along the way to discuss any new vocabulary words. Grammy Tobin's Attic Melissa N. Matusevich The attic. THE ATTIC! It held a special fascination for me partly because of all that I imagined up there. Probably the greatest enticement was the fact that the attic was off limits. We were strictly forbidden to go there. I spent sleepy afternoons in the hammock on the front porch daydreaming about the attic. What were they hiding up there? Were there treasures? Secrets? We were a well-behaved bunch, my cousins and I, and for good reason. Good behavior was expected of us, and punishment was swift and sure. Still, that attic whispered and called to me to me every time I passed the door to its staircase. One sultry June day, the adults all went out and left us kids home alone. The chance I had been waiting for finally arrived. I knew what a risk I would be taking by traversing those steps merely to satisfy my nosiness. My fear wasn't that the adults would come home and catch me; it was that one of my sisters or cousins would gleefully report my sin. I knew what my fate would be if that happened. I'd probably get spanked. That was a risk worth taking I told myself. But worse than any physical punishment would be the shame I would feel when my grandmother found out that I hadn't respected her wishes. I also knew the disappointment and embarrassment I would bring to my parents would be more than I could bear. Still, something inside kept goading me.

34. Explorers - Grade 5 http//www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html. hernando desoto Florida of theConquistadors http//www of the discoverer of the new world http//mnc.net http://www.icel-es.eu.odedodea.edu/programs/infctr/explorers.htm

EXPLORERS Alexander the Great Amundsen, Roald Armstrong , Neil A. Ibn Battuta ... Verrazzano, Giovanni da Alexander the Great Alexander the Great - A-Z History - Homework Help - Discovery Channel School http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/a/012420.html Roald Amundsen Antarctic Explorers: Roald Amundsen http://www.south-pole.com/p0000101.htm Roald Amundsen http://www.iol.ie/%7Ejomerps/HomePage/Projects/World_Explorers/Roald_Amundsen.html Neil Armstrong NASA Dryden Pilot Biographies: Neil A. Armstrong (http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/PAO/PAIS/HTML/bd-dfrc-p001.html) Top of page Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/ibn_battuta Ibn Battuta http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/biographies/battuta.shtml Ibn Battuta - Rihla http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ibn_Battuta/Ibn_Battuta_Rihla.html Ibn Buttuta - Maritime Museum - Newport News, VA http://www.mariner.org/age/buttuta.html Vasco Balboa Vasco Balboa -Famous Hispanics http://coloquio.com/famosos/balboa.html Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - Biography from the Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216c.htm Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - Discoverer's Web http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/balboa.html

35. American History, Page 1, Spanish Conquest Of Native America Examine a history of Spanish exploration, military action, and settlement in what is now the United States. Also learn about the SpanishAmerindian relations that ensued. exploration and. Conquest of Native America. hernando de Soto explored America for a seaway to China in order to trade Spain's new world after hernando de new world elsewhere. http://www.floridahistory.com/

Palms Spanish Exploration and Conquest of Native America Hernando de Soto explored America for a seaway to China in order to trade Spain's New World gold. He followed trails that we use as highways. His records describe Native Villages along those trails at places that are cities again today. Conquest trails among Native American villages in 14 States are presented here. Trails Text Only w/Maps DeVACA SCHOLARS ... WebRing HERNANDO DE SOTO 1st Contact The Natives The Spaniards Trails by STATE DeSoto World Map The Complete Report Links to Other Pages Conquest Images Conquistadors were not sent deep into America before or after Hernando de Soto and Vasquez de Coronado . That, in itself, is argument enough for us to believe that those horsemen searched the better part of this continent, given that Spain ordered the exploration and/or colonization of ALL of the New World elsewhere.

36. Bibliography Da Gama, Vasco. Explorers of the new world. desoto, hernando. The world Book Encyclopedia,1985, Volume D, pages 134a Estavanico. The world Book Multimedia http://www.d23.org/sullivan/travis/Explorer Book/bibliography.htm

37. ThinkQuest Library Of Entries Gibson, Charles. desoto, hernando. world Book Encyclopedia, 1982. Pizarro, Francisco. world Book Encyclopedia, 1982. new York Mulberry Books, 1994. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/bibliography.htm

Welcome to the ThinkQuest Junior of Entries The web site you have requested, Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World , is one of over 4000 student created entries in our Library. Before using our Library, please be sure that you have read and agreed to our To learn more about ThinkQuest. You can browse other ThinkQuest Library Entries To proceed to Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World click here Back to the Previous Page The Site you have Requested ... Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World click here to view this site A ThinkQuest Junior 2000 Entry Click image for the Site Awards Received Silver Site Desciption Why did Europeans explore during the Age of Exploration in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries? Find out when you join our voyage of exploration along with famous Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers. Hear them tell their stories through interviews, autobiographies, biographies, and journals. It's an exciting way to learn about famous explorers, very different from your social studies textbook.

38. EXPLORER RESOURCES the Spanish Empire; Columbus and the new world, 1493; de Soto Expedition; SpanishExploration and Conquest; The PEARL QUEEN greets hernando desoto; CHIEF TUSKALOOSA http://www.geocities.com/janp_us/exp_res.html

LIST OF RESOURCES FOR EXPLORER  RESEARCH ACTIVITY Many of the resources listed below are on individual explorers. I suggest that you check all sources not dedicated to one individual as well as checking out the sources dedicated solely to your explorer. Many of the sites on all explorers will give you a good view into your subject. Also, please do a search using one of the accepted search engines we have discussed. I would like for you to include the name and location of the search engine you used to find your own information on your explorer. Please forgive any duplication of sites which may occur in this list. Remember, you may only include pictures in your report if you check them through Mrs. P. first. There is also a great site which you may visit that will lead you to create a very complete research project based on your explorer. The site is called Biography Maker . Click on the link and see how much it can help you! The Explorers of Canada European Explorers in the "New World" Early Explorers Discovery and Colonization of America ... BACK TO PROJECTS PAGE

39. Hernando Desoto hernando desoto. Spain also lost a great conquistador in hernando De Soto. He wasnot the first to lose his life in an attempt to colonize the new world and he http://www.geocities.com/moss81713/desoto.html

Hernando Desoto Hernando De Soto is one of the most well known Spanish explorers of the Americas. He is known for discovering the Mississippi River and traveling throughout the southeast. His expedition had many and far reaching consequences. Being one of the earlier explorers into this region he did not have massive amounts of information available. This would make travel difficult along with hostile natives De Soto had the odds stacked against him from the beginning. This did not matter because he was a conquistador and adelantado. He knew no fear simply conquest. Early Life Hernando De Soto was born about the year 1500. This date is not completely accurate; it has been argued that he could have been born as early as 1496. This comes from records of a legal document that he testifies in after resigning as the first military governor of Cuzco in 1535. In this document he says that he is “thirty-five years old more or less” . A year later in Spain he says that he is “about forty” . This places him being born sometime between 1496 and 1500. More than likely closer to 1500 because that “makes him roughly fourteen years old when he left home for the Indies, the typical age when a boy became a man in sixteenth-century Spain, and when basic decisions were made by his family about his future.” However little is known about De Soto’s youth. Where he was born does give us a good clue to why he became a conquistador. The town of Jerez de los Caballeros in Extremadura one of Spain’s provinces produced many of the Spanish New World conquistadors. The list includes Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernan Cortez, and Francisco Pizarro. “ Tourist brochures today refer to Extremadura as ‘Land of the Conquistadors’” .

40. Hernando DeSoto's Conquest Of North America - Introduction The desoto Chronicles, the Expedition of hernando desoto to North some had been inthe new world before, some They sailed to Cuba, at desoto's expense with http://www.hernando-desoto.com/introduction.html

Hernando de Soto TEXT ONLY by Donald E. Sheppard - Art by Cheryl Lucente FLORIDA Trails DEVACA STATES ... Reference From The Florida Anthropologist Spanish Conquistadors wrote the oldest histories we have of our continent, but told a different story than the one we learned in school. Advances in science have made it possible for us to track Conquistadors into native villages that are cities again today, along trails that are highways. Scant archaeological evidence once provided scholars grounds for "definitive" conquest route selection, but their evidence is very thin, and, if anything, their findings only add to the confusion surrounding Spanish Conquest (Brain 1985:xvi-xxiii; Bullen 1951, 1952 - See References for titles of authors' works appearing here). Scholars have, for centuries, misinterpreted 16th century terms and overlooked important tactics of ancient mariners and horsemen altogether. Moon phases and coasts were important during conquest. The King's agent with Hernando de Soto (and Cabeza de Vaca with Narvaez) described their trails through Florida in relation to the coast (Biedma in Clayton 1993:I:226, Vaca in his narration ). To the King of Spain and all professional seamen everywhere, the word "coast" meant navigable water nearest to land; a functional sea lane (the King in Clayton 1993:I:360). Scholars have used the shoreline of our shallow Gulf of Mexico for reference in placing Vaca and DeSoto's trails, but that shoreline lies at least fifteen miles inland of Florida's real "coast". "Definitive" Conquest trails have, therefore, been placed about that distance inland of their actual trail (both used many of the same trails through Florida).

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