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De Soto's Quest for Cibola
De Soto's Quest for Cibola
Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 4:40 PM
In 1538 Hernando de Soto burst into Florida with a cabal of six hundred and twenty men who called themselves the ‘Men of Fire.’ With a mandate from God and license from King Charles V of Spain to wage war on and convert the natives of America De Soto set off on his conquest in search of Cibola and hidden treasure. De Soto was a rich man from an aristocratic family. He hailed from the town of