Apula mission (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Fred White.

The historical site identified by the Florida Department of State, Bureau of Archaeological Research as Smithsonian Trinomial 8AAMR03538 was the location of one of Hernando de Soto’s early camps during the 1539 entrada and was in later use during the sixteen and seventeenth century Spanish mission and ranching periods. This previously unknown First Spanish Cultural Period site named the White Ranch / De Soto site is located between Ocala and Gainesville, Florida on the wetlands associated with...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred White.

2010 Peer Reviewed Summary of field notes, excavations and artifact analysis from the ongoing research at the 1539 Hernando de Soto Potano Encampment and the associated Spanish Franciscan missions of Apula and San Buenaventura de Potano. This previously unknown First Spanish Cultural Period site is located on the wetlands associated with Orange Lake. The artifact analysis section alone encompasses some two hundred pages of detailed supporting evidence as well hundreds of digital images. This...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred White.

2009 – 2013 Limited collection of images involving survey, mapping and artifact recovery activities at the 1539 Hernando De Soto Potano Encampment and the associated Spanish Franciscan missions of Apula and San Buenaventura de Potano. This previously unknown First Spanish Cultural Period site is located on the wetlands associated with Orange Lake. Artifact recovery locations are identified in grid maps that relate to the De Soto Expedition, Franciscan Mission, and Spanish Ranching...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Fred White.

The 8MR03538 White Ranch / De Soto site is one of the most thoroughly vetted and scientifically dated archaeological sites in recent history. It has been confirmed as a contact site of the 1539 entrada by conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army. This site identified to have multiple occupations was the location of one of Hernando de Soto’s early camps in the sixteenth century and was in later use during the seventeenth century Spanish mission and ranching period. This important First...