THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA
THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE
Information was another form of power.
The Spanish wanted to know where they were going.
They wanted to know which communities were wealthy.
They wanted to know where food could be found.
They wanted to know whether a neighboring chief was hostile.
Native communities also needed information.
They needed to know where the Spanish had gone.