Florida Footprints | Once Upon Anhaica: De Soto's Winter Encampment
Juan Ponce de León may have discovered Florida for Spain, but Conquistador Hernando de Soto and his men were the ones who really first explored this part of La Florida. This story explores how archaeologists discovered where de Soto traveled and why what is now the state capital of Florida was a perfect place for him to stop for the winter.