. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. They were accompanied by a number of missionaries, secular and regular, to convert and instruct the conquered nations; for none doubted of success. Having landed at Tampa Bay,^^ De Soto pressed onward, amid incredible hardships and frequent encounters with the natives, during a period than two years. At length, having traversed what is now Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, he reached the banks of the Mississippi Eiver in the spring of 1541. 17. The Indians supposed the Spaniards to be childrenof the sun, a
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. They were accompanied by a number of missionaries, secular and regular, to convert and instruct the conquered nations; for none doubted of success. Having landed at Tampa Bay,^^ De Soto pressed onward, amid incredible hardships and frequent encounters with the natives, during a period than two years. At length, having traversed what is now Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, he reached the banks of the Mississippi Eiver in the spring of 1541. 17. The Indians supposed the Spaniards to be childrenof the sun, and the blind were brought into their presenceto be healed by these sons of light; but De Soto said to DE SOTO. 35 them, Pray only to Ood luho is in Heaven for what you OF M i; j^ I a o ROUTE OF DE SOTO. 18. Death of De Soto.—Early in the year 1542,overcome by weariness, labor and disease, on the banks ofthe great river he had discovered,—beneath the shadow ofthe cross he had planted, De Soto died. He had the consola-tions of religion on his deathbed t and over hvs remains waschanted the first requiem ever heard in those wild conceal his death from the Indians, his body was wrappedin a mantle, and in the stillness of midnight was silentlysunk in the middle of the stream. * He felt in the loilderness, says McGee, and the sorromng Missis-nppi took him in jnty to her breast He had crossed a large portion of the continent, says Bancroft,** and found nothing so remarkable as his burial place. 19. A wretched remnant of the once brilliant expeditionafterwards reached a Spanish settlement on the Gulf ofMexico; but, before this, every priest had perished. STUDY ISrO. 2. MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH.—ST. AUGUSTINEFOUNDED. !• Franciscan Missions in
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