De Luna's Unsettlement: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Carolina (1559-1561)

Tristán de Luna y Arellano is ordered by the Viceroy of New Spain to construct a series of forts and settlements from the Gulf, to the Mound Builders at Coosa, to Santa Elena in modern day South Carolina. With 1500 settlers, only an act of God could derail, De Luna's plans. For more information on the archeological finds related to De Luna see this wonderful podcast: ⁠https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/... ⁠