Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag

Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear (1988)

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Part 1: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear The program traces Spanish exploration by Hernando De Soto and Juan Pardo and their attempts at colonization...

Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag

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Part 2: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear In 1528, an expedition was mounted to La Florida. As the group moved northward, Indians attacked them. As they...

Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag

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Part 3: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear Archaeologist Calvin Jones of the Florida Department of Archives and History found the winter encampment of...

Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag

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Part 4: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear It was previously thought that DeSoto arrived on the banks of the Savannah River, but Dr. Chester DePratter...

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Part 5: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear Back in Peru, DeSoto had found a wealth of gold in the Andes. So when the Indians told him of the gold up the...

Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag

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Part 6: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear The next generation of explorers, also from Spain, did not have to make the hazardous trip through Florida. By...

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Part 7: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear Juan Pardo crossed into North Carolina following the Catawba River to the mountains. Near Marion, he could go...

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Part 8: Conquistadors and Explorers: S.C. Under the Spanish Flag | Mary Long's Yesteryear By 1587, Santa Elena was abandoned, marking the end of Spanish domination in South Carolina. The Spaniards...