THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA
What happened to the people living in the places where he went?
That question changes everything.
It moves the Native community from background to subject.
It makes the archaeology more important.
It also reveals why the discovery at Capachequi matters beyond the history of one expedition.
THE NATIVE VIEW OF THE ARRIVAL
We cannot reconstruct every Native reaction with certainty.
But we can make reasonable historical observations.
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