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The Expedition of Hernando De Soto West of the Mississippi, 1541-1543

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