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 * Antonio de Montesinos – lived in Hispaniola, spoke against treatment of slaves and indigenous populations
 * San Miguel de Gualdape (1526) – unsuccessful colony in present-day South Carolina (later moved to Georgia), lasted less than 3 months, 150 survived of original 600
 * first European settlement in present-day US
 * first slave revolt in mainland North America
 * Juan Ortiz (captive) – held captive in Florida from 1528 to 1539, spared from burning alive by chief's daughter
 * De Soto expedition (1541) – 620 men + 220 horses, into mainland southeast US, crossing Mississippi, clashing with many tribes, searching for gold
 * captured Natives from tribes for translation and slave labor
 * raided villages for food and sex slaves
 * battled Timucuan groups, executed 200 in Napituca Massacre
 * gifted goods from female chief of Cofitachequi
 * ambushed during 9-hour battle at Mabila, 200 Spaniards killed, 2,500–3,000 inhabitants killed and village burned
 * Chickasaw ambushed them at night, killed 40 Spaniards
 * clashed with Tula, most dangerous and skilled warriors
 * rowed 7 boats down Mississippi, encountering hostile fleets of war canoes along the entire course, notably the Quigualtam shooting at them for days on end, 11 Spaniards killed
 * sailed down Gulf of Mexico to Pánuco for rest, then to Mexico City, ~300 had survived, most stayed in the New World