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De Soto National Memorial
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Designation Date: 03/11/1948
In May 1539, Conquistador Hernando de Soto’s army of soldiers, hired mercenaries, craftsmen, and clergy made landfall in Tampa Bay. They were met with fierce resistance of indigenous people protecting their homelands. De Soto’s quest for glory and gold would be a four year, four thousand mile odyssey of intrigue, warfare, disease, and discovery that would form the history of the United States.
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De Soto National Memorial
8300 De Soto Memorial Hwy
Bradenton, FL
34209 USTags
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