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De Soto versus the Mississippians

In 1539, Hernando de Soto of Spain landed seven ships with 600 men and hundreds of animals in present-day Florida. Follow his fruitless search for another Inca or Aztec Empire, as he instead encounters hundreds of Mississippian cities through which he led a three-year reign of terror across the land-looting, raping, disfiguring, murdering, and enslaving native peoples by the thousands.

English
  • Originally Aired June 21, 2018
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created June 24, 2021 by
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  • Modified June 24, 2021 by
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