THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA
WHAT THE SPANISH DID NOT UNDERSTAND
The Spanish were skilled observers in some ways.
They recorded rivers.
They noted food.
They described settlements.
They counted people.
But their worldview shaped what they saw.
A ceremonial mound could be treated as a treasure site.
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