• CHILD OF THE SUN The Expedition of Hernando de Soto

  • Mar 9 2020
  • Length: 28 mins
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CHILD OF THE SUN The Expedition of Hernando de Soto

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  • Hernando de Soto had  helped conquer the Incas of Peru and in 1539 was sent by the Spanish crown to subjugate the native tribes of what is now the American Southeast, where he would look for treasures like those found in Central and South America.  Eli Wallach is host and a cast of Hispanic and Native American actors play the roles of the Spaniards and the Cherokees, Choctaws and other American tribes who at first welcomed de Soto, then resisted fiercely.   With an original music score by Donald Stark, the series was adapted by Robert Clem from the eyewitness account of the Portuguese "Gentleman of Elvas," published in 1557.  Broadcast by NPR in 1994 and 1996 and produced and directed by Robert Clem.

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