De Soto National Memorial Park in Florida
Welcome to La Florida In 1539, Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando De Soto landed near present-day Tampa Bay with about 600 soldiers with the blessing of the King of Spain. They named the area ” La Florida “. The De Soto National Memorial marks an early event in the modern day discovery of the Americas by European seafaring nations, here the Spanish. Cannon at De Soto Fort in St. Petersburg – Florida The behavior of the conquistadors towards the native…