Historical perspectives: Uncovering exploration--one researcher has DeSoto traveling through Terre Haute in 1541
Uncovering exploration--one researcher has DeSoto traveling through Terre Haute in 1541
| Description: |
This article describes the theory of researcher Donald Sheppard that Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto traveled through Terre Haute on his way to discovering the Pacific Ocean. The theory defies conventional belief that DeSoto used a more Southern route. |
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| Origin: | 2011 |
| Created By: |
McCormick, Mike |
| Publisher: |
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcpl/id/10289 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542 Explorers Indians of North America Native Americans |
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