De Soto's Expedition into the American Southeast, Part 2

<p>De Soto ends up in Apalache, the same tribal village at the Narvaez expedition did a dozen years ago. &nbsp;Instead of going west over water, De Soto goes north over land and continues into the Piedmont Plateau in Georgia. &nbsp;For the first time, the natives in these regions are exposed to Europeans and we get a glimpse of what may be a differentiating factor in the difference in energy between the Narvaez and de Soto expeditions.&nbsp;</p> <p>Image of Hernando de Soto courtesy of: John Sartain&nbsp;</p> <p>Read Expedition by an unnamed Portuguese man attending the expedition:<a href=" https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-021.pdf"> https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-021.pdf</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Read Relation of the Conquest of Florida Presented to the King of Spain in 1544: <a href="https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-022.pdf ">https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-022.pdf&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Read A Narrative of the Expedition by De Soto’s personal secretary: <a href="https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-023.pdf ">https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-023.pdf&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Read &nbsp;A Letter Written by De Soto to the Justice and Board of Magistrates in Santiago, Cuba: <a href="https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-024.pdf">https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-024.pdf</a></p>