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for information about gold, a route to the sea,
or Christians who might be nearby. The usual
cruelties accompanying Moscoso’s demands,
however, obtained the Europeans as much
false information as good as they journeyed
into Texas. The land became increasingly
incapable of supporting the large expedition.
In October, near the present site of Austin,
Texas, Moscoso called the expedition’s leaders
together. Winter was approaching and sup-(^102) B Discovery of the Americas, 1492–1800
After de Soto died of a terrible fever in May 1542, his party continued under the command of Luis de Moscoso.
In this mid-19th-century engraving, the party travels south along the Mississippi River. (Library of Congress, Prints
and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-104383])
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