April 5, 2008 rangers and volunteers set up a booth at the Manatee County Heritage Seafood Festival.
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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. more...