De Soto’s army has survived Napituca, but the road ahead only gets harder.

In Episode 14, the expedition pushes deeper into northern Florida, crossing the Suwannee and moving through Uçachile toward Apalachee country. The Spaniards encounter abandoned settlements, burned towns, difficult river crossings, and resistance from people determined to make every mile costly.

By the time De Soto reaches Anhaica, near modern Tallahassee, he has found a place to spend the winter. But occupying Apalachee territory is very different from controlling it.

And although Texas still lies far to the west, the expedition we are following will eventually carry the consequences of this campaign all the way there.

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Men hiding beneath water-lily leaves. Horsemen riding into dark ponds. A standoff that lasts through the night.

In Episode 13, The Trap at Napituca, Hernando de Soto’s march through Florida erupts into violence. Drawing on the surviving accounts, we follow the fighting, the desperate attempts to escape, and the mass capture that follows.

Ahead lies Apalachee country, where the Spaniards will face a population determined to make them pay for every mile.

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Hernando de Soto believes he has learned from the disaster that destroyed the Narváez expedition. He has more men, more horses, better supplies, and a carefully organized plan for conquering Florida.

But he has entered a land that remembers what the Spaniards did before.

As De Soto’s army begins its march inland, it encounters hostile leaders, dangerous terrain, and Juan Ortiz, a survivor of the Narváez expedition long believed dead. Ortiz can speak the languages of Florida, but even he cannot erase years of violence and distrust.

De Soto has built a better expedition. Now he must discover whether better preparation will save his army, or merely carry it farther down a bloodier road.

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