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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

Charlesbourg-Royal in Quebec

The first European colony in Canada (after the Vikings in 1000 AD) was the French colony of Charlesbourg-Royal in modern-day Quebec, Canada. Built in 1544 it w

Theodor de Bry

Theodorus de Bry (1528 – 27 March 1598) was an engraver, goldsmith and editor who traveled around Europe, starting from the city of Liège (where he was born

Indigenous Chiefdoms of Georgia

By the time of first European contact, Georgia had been inhabited for more than 11,000 years (see my Outline of Georgia Prehistory), and was at that time popula

Juan Ortiz Captivity Narrative by El Inca

This is a second and more extensive version of the captivity and rescue of the Spaniard Juan Ortiz who lived among the Indians of La Florida for 12 years. This

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