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Instances & Rumors of Gold in the De Soto Expedition Chronicles
The surviving narratives of Hernando de Soto’s 1539–1542 expedition record several moments when Native Americans mentioned gold (or the Spaniards believed g
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Princess Ulele Statue Returns
Princess Ulele, known a Florida’s Pocahontas, is a local legend in Tampa, Florida thus it was quite the surprise when a statue of her was removed from the
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Juan Ortiz and Princess Uleleh Hirrihigua
The following article was written by F. P. Fleming and appeared in Publications of the Florida Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jul., 1908), pp. 42-47. It re
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Unknown Spanish-Timucua book discovered
The Timucua were the Native American tribe living in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia at the time of first contact with Europeans. A few books written in
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Princess Ulele is a Tampa History Mystery
Editor’s Note: While writing my new book Uleyli- The Princess & Pirate: The True Story of Florida’s Pocahontas I did a lot of research about her
Princess Ulele Statue Returns
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Georgia Before Oglethorpe
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Fort Caroline at Evelyn Plantation in GA?
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