Spanish conquistadors led by Hernando de Soto
Spanish conquistadors led by Hernando de Soto torture and maim native Americans in his expedition across the American southeast, 1539-1542. 600 soldiers lived off the Indians crops, intimidated the native with violence, enslaved men for porters, and women for sex. Bartolome de Las Cases singled de Soto for special censure
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13125978
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45376736
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3000px x 2370px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
