The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1895 - 365 pages |
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... River . On his fourth and final voyage ( spring of 1502 ) , he explored the coast of Central America and of the Isthmus of Panama . He returned to Spain in 1504 , where he died in 1506 . 2 Cuba was not discovered to be an island until ...
... River . On his fourth and final voyage ( spring of 1502 ) , he explored the coast of Central America and of the Isthmus of Panama . He returned to Spain in 1504 , where he died in 1506 . 2 Cuba was not discovered to be an island until ...
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... River.3 There he planted the cross , raised the Spanish flag , and in com- memoration of the day when he had first seen the coast , he named the country Florida . Winter is almost unknown in that climate , and the dense foliage and ...
... River.3 There he planted the cross , raised the Spanish flag , and in com- memoration of the day when he had first seen the coast , he named the country Florida . Winter is almost unknown in that climate , and the dense foliage and ...
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... river in the northern part of America , to which he gave the name of St. Lawrence . Ascending the stream , he came to an island where there was a little Indian village . Land- ing , he climbed the lofty hill behind it . He was so ...
... river in the northern part of America , to which he gave the name of St. Lawrence . Ascending the stream , he came to an island where there was a little Indian village . Land- ing , he climbed the lofty hill behind it . He was so ...
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... River River nsa De Soto's Course iddississi Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina De Soto's Cours Alabama Georgia It was Texas Mississippi Florida Louisiana 1539 Tampa Bay De Soto's Expedition , 1539-1542 . ( The outlines and names of ...
... River River nsa De Soto's Course iddississi Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina De Soto's Cours Alabama Georgia It was Texas Mississippi Florida Louisiana 1539 Tampa Bay De Soto's Expedition , 1539-1542 . ( The outlines and names of ...
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... river , but De Soto was probably the first civilized man that ever looked on the main body of that mighty stream which rolls for nearly three thousand miles through the heart of the continent , and , with its tributaries , has a total ...
... river , but De Soto was probably the first civilized man that ever looked on the main body of that mighty stream which rolls for nearly three thousand miles through the heart of the continent , and , with its tributaries , has a total ...
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