The Expedition of Hernando de Soto West of the Mississippi, 1541-1543 : Proceedings of the de Soto Symposia, 1988 and 1990 Book

	Preface
	Introduction	1
	The Hernando de Soto Expedition and Spain's Effort to Colonize North America	11
	Archeology and the Population of Arkansas in 1541-1543	29
	Reconstruction of the de Soto Expedition Route in Arkansas: the Mississippi Alluvial Plain	36
	The Parkin Archeological Site and Its Role in Determining the Route of the de Soto Expedition	58
	Finding the Middle Passage: The Spanish Journey from the Swamplands to Caddo Country	68
	The End of the Trail: Reconstruction of the Route of Hernando de Soto's Army through Southwest Arkansas and East Texas	78
	Moscoso and the Route in Texas: A Reconstruction	106
	Identification of Ethnic Groups Contacted by the de Soto Expedition in Arkansas	132
	Reconstructing the de Soto Expedition Route West of the Mississippi River: Summary and Contents	143
	Proxy Data, Historical Method, and the de Soto Expedition	155
	Legends of the Adelantado	173
	Indians and Spaniards in Arkansas: Symbolic Action in the Sixteenth Century	192
	Language Affiliations of Some de Soto Place Names in Arkansas	210
	Caddo Names in the de Soto Documents	222
	Death, Drought, and de Soto: The Bioarcheology of Depopulation	227
	The Long-Term Consequences and Effects of the de Soto Entrada on Aboriginal Caddoan Populations	237
	Appendix I: Reply to Henige	255
	Appendix II: The University of Arkansas Museum de Soto Symposia	270
	Bibliography	273
	Index	307