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De Soto National MemorialYellow-crowned night heron, 6-06
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De Soto National Memorial
Camp Uzita
Park interpreters periodically fire a 16th century matchlock musket called a harquebus in Camp Uzita.
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Ranger Dan gives an interpretive talk in camp
 
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Did You Know?
The size and speed of the horse was one of the primary advantages the Spanish conquistadors had over Native Americans. An accomplished cavalryman, Hernando de Soto brought over 200 horses as part of his 1539 conquest of La Florida. To Learn more, visit De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton, Florida.
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