27 May 2017

DeSoto's Expedition


DeSoto National Memorial Park

"[De] Soto collected a body of 900 foot and 350 horse for an expedition into Florida where he landed in May, 1539. From the Gulf of Mexico he penetrated into the country northward and wandered about in search of gold, exposed to famine ,hardships and the opposition of the natives." [Source]



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