A PLAUSIBLE ROUTE of the Soto expedition was set down by Guillame de Lisle in 1718. However, a strange rendition of the Bay of the Holy Spirit confuses the landing place. The name Tampa is applied to a stretch of Gulf coast in a latitude north of its present location, and the name Carlos indicates a group of native villages on the south shore. Muspa was a prominent Calusa village. (Library of Congress)
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Boldly Onward - America's Adelantados - by Lindsey Williams