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... Soto's expedi- tion who signed his name " A Knight of Elvas Portugal " . " On the 15th day of our departure we came to Gomera , one of the Canary Islands , on Easter Sunday . The Governor of the island received the Adel- antado ( de Soto ) ...
... Soto's expedi- tion who signed his name " A Knight of Elvas Portugal " . " On the 15th day of our departure we came to Gomera , one of the Canary Islands , on Easter Sunday . The Governor of the island received the Adel- antado ( de Soto ) ...
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... Soto was to appear , after having made a great swerve through the interior of the land for the purpose of exploring it . " In other words , de Soto knew that the big river ( the Alabama ) would lead him , in the interior of the ...
... Soto was to appear , after having made a great swerve through the interior of the land for the purpose of exploring it . " In other words , de Soto knew that the big river ( the Alabama ) would lead him , in the interior of the ...
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... Soto , who knew no fear , bowed before sickness , melancholy and finally , death . A requiem was chanted in the silent and solemn hour of the night on the banks of the Mississippi as in those waters his remains were laid to rest . Thus ...
... Soto , who knew no fear , bowed before sickness , melancholy and finally , death . A requiem was chanted in the silent and solemn hour of the night on the banks of the Mississippi as in those waters his remains were laid to rest . Thus ...
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Introduction | 13 |
Foreword and Bibliography | 33 |
Outstanding Features | 35 |
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