Record #:

36565

Author(s):

Abstract:

Conquistador Juan Pardo intended to offer Spain a land route from the Appalachia to Mexico, where the country had established silver mines. The threat of Indian attacks at the Great Smokies’ slopes in Tennessee prompted Pardo to abandon the mission and his three forts. The accompanying image of a map created during the time period illustrates the land area representing the present day Southeastern states where Pardo conducted his two expeditions.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 2, February 2015, p89

Subject(s):

Explorers; Pardo, Juan; Appalachian Mountains, Southern; Mines and mineral resources; Native Americans- North Carolina; Forts