CHICKASAW WARRIORS DRIVE OFF SPANISH CONQUISTADORS DURING "FIRST ENCOUNTER"
December 08, 2022
December 08, 2022
ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 8 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
Life would never be the same for the Chickasaw people after the winter of 1540 when they faced their first European power. Represented by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, who had a thirst for gold, initial impressions with the Spanish would not go well. Chickasaw warriors were forced to drive off the Spaniards from the Chickasaw Homeland.
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Life would never be the same for the Chickasaw people after the winter of 1540 when they faced their first European power. Represented by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, who had a thirst for gold, initial impressions with the Spanish would not go well. Chickasaw warriors were forced to drive off the Spaniards from the Chickasaw Homeland.
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