THE CAMINO REAL, or King's Highway, from St. Augustine through Appalatchi to Pensacola, was surveyed in 1778 by Joseph Purcell. Some scholars believe Soto used a portion of this trail on his first year of march. The route crosses the Santa Fe River at High Springs and the Suwannee River -- here designated with both its Indian name Seguana and its Spanish name San Juan de Guacara -- at Dowling Park. Two paths lead southward to Larchua (Alachua) visited by Soto. (From "Final Report of the De Soto Expedition Commission, 1939)
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