27-de Soto and His Travels Through Western Florida
Discovering America Podcast
English - May 04, 2014 15:49 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSociety & Culture History discovering america american history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Spanish found an interpreter, the young man, Juan Ortiz, who spent 8 years of his life in the Indian village of chief Ucita and then ran off to live in the village of Mocoso for another 3 years. The Spanish begin their travels north. I wonder if this expedition through Florida would have been much easier if the previous trip by Panifilo de Narvaez and his group would have established a greater friendship with the Indians. Things you wish you would have known ahead of time but, the Spanish push forward.