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An Inhuman Story Well Told

Few stories in American history include as much drama and savagery as the Spanish conquests and the Native American response.  Learn about the Florida conquests first hand from those who witnessed the astonishing events as they unfolded by clicking "stories" above.

 
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Hernando de Soto died on May 21, 1542, three years after his conquest of La Florida began. His men buried him in the Mississippi River so that Native Americans would not know that he was not the immortal god he claimed to be. His remains have never been found. Visit De Soto National Memorial.
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