Dr. Jonathan Sheppard, director of Mission San Luis, discusses Hernando De Soto’s encounters with the Apalachee in 1539–40.
De Soto’s force spent its first winter on the North American continent in Apalachee territory, where the expedition found shelter in the abandoned houses of the Apalachee Indians, and subsisted on the bountiful produce of the land. However, the five months De Soto spent in Apalachee territory were to have unplanned consequences on the course and conduct of his expedition.
Enjoy lunch during the program. Bring your own or buy from The Egg Express located on the ground floor of the R. A. Gray Building. To place your order with The Egg Express, call 850.907.3477 no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the program and pick it up before the program starts. See the lunch menu at museumoffloridahistory.com/visit/menu-pg02.cfm.
Before or after the program, be sure to visit the Museum of Florida History and Florida’s History Shop to see what’s new!
The program is free and open to the public.
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2018/07/24 - 2018/07/24
Museum of Florida History
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