De Soto Trail

1540

In this neighborhood Hernando de Soto and his army discovered the inland waters of the Flint river (“the River of Capachequi”) on Friday, March 5, 1540. Leaving the vicinity of the present Tallahassee, Florida, the Spaniards marched northwest, spent the ...

The De Soto Trail

Alabama De Soto Trail

1492 - Columbus visits Caribbean islands

1519 - Pineda visits Mobile area

1528 - Narváez reaches Mobile area

1540 - De Soto explores Alabama

1559 - De Luna retraces De Soto’s route in Alabama

1702 - French establish first permanent colony at ...

De Soto Trail

Staking Their Claim

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You are standing along the historic route of the conquistador Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Florida Native American territories in his quest for gold and glory

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"The Florida Expedition"

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De Soto Trail

1540

Hernando de Soto discovered Ocmulgee River at or near Abbeville on April 3, 1540. “Here,” says the chronicler Biedma, “we found a river that had a course not southwardly, like the rest we had passed, but eastward to the ...