The article which appears below, conceived in 1857 and confirmed by Congress in 1939, is still accepted by today's institutions as THE oldest description of North America. It is still taught in most schools today. The documents on this Site prove otherwise and have been recognized by scientists, universities, libraries, historians, scholars, teachers, reviewers, internet popularity & indices around the world. Conquistadors were ordinary people who described their journey in terms which you and I can understand, thanks to recent English translations of their writings.

 

   

The "Official" Route of Hernando de Soto, according to the National Park Service comes from
the 1939 "Official Commission's Report." At right is the known route of DeSoto in Peru.
DeSoto marched directly to his objectives, NEVER AIMLESSLY from place to place!

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