As described by the chroniclers of the sixteenth-century Spanish de Soto expedition, the woman known to history as the Lady of Cofitachequi made a dramatic entrance to an audience with Hernando de ...

Florida has an estimated half-million feral hogs, an invasive species first introduced by Spanish explorers in the 1500s.

It is a point of pride for a property to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But you might wonder if this ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay and attracts more than 2.7 million visitors a year. The park features 7 miles of waterfront, two fishing ...

Ch. 1. Two Views of the Mists -- Ch. 2. Queen Calafia, Griffins, and the Naming of the Golden State (1500) -- Ch. 3. A Dream Revised: The New World Odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca (1528) -- Ch. 4. A Violent ...