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Hernando de Soto
Mile Post 243.3 |
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Hernando de Soto
Located At This Stop Picnic Area Distance to Nearest Parkway Restroom 22.7 Miles North to Parkway Visitor Center 10.1 Miles South to Witch Dance Distance to Nearest Gas Stations 11.8 Miles North to Palmeto Rd Then 0.9 Miles East 39.0 Miles South to MS Hwy 82 Then 0.1 Miles East |
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Hernando de Soto Hernando de Soto and his conquistadors spent the winter of 1540-1541 near the present- day Natchez Trace Parkway in an abandoned Chickasaw village. Historians believe the Spanish camp was farther west of this location off the Parkway. During the spring of 1541 de Soto demanded 200 porters from the Chickasaw Nation. The Chickasaw’s refused de Soto’s request and attacked the Spanish camp. The Spanish lost about 40 men and most of their supplies. Hernando de Soto himself died in May of 1542. The de Soto expedition is controversial, he is thought of by some as a great military leader. Many others view him as destructive, brutal and arrogant. His expedition through the Southeast US can be summed up by one the Spanish survivors “Our quest for new colonies and treasures of gold was a failure. As survivors we were happy to just escape with our lives.” (National Park Service) |
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Hernando de Soto
Mile Post 243.3 |
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