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DescriptionDe Soto In Georgia Sign, Floyd County, Georgia.jpg
English: This sign stands at the Welcome Center in Rome. The sign reads:
DE SOTO IN GEORGIA
In May 1539Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600
people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for
famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto
had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, then
govern, southeastern North America.
After wintering in Tallahassee, the De Soto expedition set out on a
quest for gold which eventually spanned four years and crossed portions
of nine states. This was the first recorded European exploration of
the interior of the Southeast. Over 300 members died on the expedition,
including De Soto in 1542. This tremendous effort forever changed the
lives of the Indians who were infected with old world diseases, killed in
battle, enslaved made destitute and sometimes befriended.
Many scholars believe that De Soto visited this general area
on August 31, 1540. He visited several towns on a large river,
probably the Coosa, traveling westward and left Georgia about
September 5, 1540.
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Copyright 2004 Karl Ward. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers.
