Conquistadors in North Carolina at BRAHM

Join us for an interesting lecture with Mike Carpenter of the Exploring Joara Foundation.
He will talk about:

• the expeditions of De Soto (in NC in 1540) and Pardo (1567-1568)  (routes and goals);

• the establishment of Fort San Juan and the settlement of Cuenca (the first inland European settlement) and its destruction;

• How our country could be different today if things had gone differently for the Spanish in 1567-1587;

• The discovery and documentation of the Spanish occupation at the Berry Site and ongoing excavations;

• The programs and public archaeology opportunities offered by the Exploring Joara Foundation.

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