Los sobrevivientes de la Florida: The survivors of the DeSoto expedition
Avellaneda I. 1990. Los sobrevivientes de la Florida: The survivors of the DeSoto expedition. Number Two. P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida Libraries. Gainesville, Florida
This work examines the survivors of Hernando De Soto’s expedition to Florida. Their story began in the year 1538, when many were enticed to embark from Seville in search of golden cities previously described by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, one of the four stragglers who endured an incredible trek from Florida to the city of Mexico. These men, and others recruited in Cuba, explored a territory that extends over ten of the present-day southeastern states. The remnants of the De Soto expedition continued to the port of Panuco on the Mexican gulf coast and disbanded upon reaching Mexico City. Several remained there or went back to Spain of Cuba, while others continued to Peru and other parts of the Spanish Empire. Two important works have been central to this study. One is a list of survivors attached to the account written by the chronicler of De Soto’s Florida expedition. The other work of importance is the register of the passengers who embarked from Seville for Florida, preserved as well in the Archivo de Indias. This work also briefly analyzes the prosopographical characteristics of the survivors.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Avellaneda, Ignacio
- Date of Issue
- 1990
- Publisher
- P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida Libraries
- Units
- DESO , HIST
- Keywords
- Cultural Resources, DeSoto, ehistory, Expedition Survivors, Florida, Hernando DeSoto, History