Began as a religious hotspot for the Mexican people

Disappeared without a trace

• (Photo is a dramatized, possible reenactment)

In its slumber, countless artifacts remained, like pieces to an unsolvable puzzle

One of the greatest mysteries of history

A top player in alliances that nearly everyone found to be incredibly intimidating

Created by Hiawatha, the chief

Held influence between parts of Michigan to Virginia

Were very protective of receiving goods in the fur trade

Lived in large, wood-stocked longhouses

Women elected men to be in the council, as well as representatives

He encounters the Amerindians

He and his crew use the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria ships to go on a voyage to the "New World"

He believes to land in India and misnames the Native Americans as "Indians"

The first European to visit the United States

Was incredibly adamant on finding the "Fountain of Youth"

Lead himself to the discovery of Florida!

Attempted a grand return

• Was brutally killed during battle with the Calusa Indians

Spaniards explored cultural phenomenons such as Arizona's Grand Canyon

They took great influence in naming tons of American rivers

• Unfortunately, were unlucky in their quest to find gold

De Soto and his crew discovered Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, and South Carolina!

• He and most of his men did not live to tell the tale (treasure-less, that is)

Second-in-command to Cuba's governor, Pánfilo de Narváez, who was ordered to fully colonize Florida

Narváez explored Tallahassee before completely losing his boats and dying

His crew experienced constant battle and attacks by the local Indians, and grew weary

• They fled west on the Gulf Coast

Only four survived, Vaca being one

He helps the enslaved Spaniards escape

They all go west to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico

They spread the word of his medicinal healing and talents

• People viewed him as a god and worshipped him and his fit

Indians were explicitly stated as free under the Crown of Spain

• Resulted in controversy, as many landowners refused this sentiment

  • Many Indians were kept completely enslaved

They concluded that a local Indian had brutally mauled two white men, and wanted to take revenge

They stormed the village and killed and raped their way through hundreds of people

It turns out that the story was false

Horrifically brutal

Due to white groups' horrific treatment of the Natives, especially of women and children

• Many were either dead or enslaved

The Cherokees needed justice