Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . r the expe-dition, and at the middle of May, 1539, hesailed from Cuba with nine vessels, bearing1,000 followers, and cattle, horses, mules,and swine, the first of the latter seen onthe American continent. He left public af-fairs in Cuba in the hands of his wife andthe lieutenant-governor. The voyage toFlorida was pleasant, and the armamentlanded on the shores of Tampa Bay onMay 25, near where Narvaez had firstanchored. Instead of treating the nativeskindly and winning their frien
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . r the expe-dition, and at the middle of May, 1539, hesailed from Cuba with nine vessels, bearing1,000 followers, and cattle, horses, mules,and swine, the first of the latter seen onthe American continent. He left public af-fairs in Cuba in the hands of his wife andthe lieutenant-governor. The voyage toFlorida was pleasant, and the armamentlanded on the shores of Tampa Bay onMay 25, near where Narvaez had firstanchored. Instead of treating the nativeskindly and winning their friendship,De Soto unwisely sent armed men tocapture some of them, in order to learnsomething about the country he was toof the Incas, and the destruction of their conquer. The savages, cruelly treated byempire. Soon after that event he re- Narvaez, and fearing the same usage byturned to Spain with large wealth, and De Soto, were cautious. They were alsowas received by King Charles V. with wily, expert with the bow, revengeful, andgreat consideration. He married Isabella fiercely hostile. With cavaliers clad in 105. FERNANDO DR SOTO- DB SOTO, FERNANDO
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