Filters:
Hernando de Soto and his party, wintering …
Years: 1540 - 1540
April
Hernando de Soto and his party, wintering in the western panhandle of Florida, have heard of gold being mined "toward the sun's rising."
De Soto’s expedition had headed northeast through what is now the modern state of Georgia, crossing through present South Carolina to the site of present Columbia, where the expedition had been received by a friendly female chief, who had turned over her tribe's pearls, food and anything else the Spaniards wanted.
No gold was to be be found, however, other than pieces from an earlier Spanish coastal expedition, presumably that of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón in 1526.
Locations
People
Groups
- Mound Builders
- Choctaw (Amerind tribe)
- Chickasaw (Amerind tribe)
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions
Related Events
Showing 1 events out of 1 total
Years: 1540 - 1540
April
Locations
People
Groups
- Mound Builders
- Choctaw (Amerind tribe)
- Chickasaw (Amerind tribe)
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions