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Updated: May 20, 2025
"Ferdinand, remember that one treacherous friend is more dangerous than a thousand avowed enemies." The Spanish Colony. Character of De Soto. Cruel Command of Don Pedro. Incident. The Duel. Uracca. Consternation at Darien. Expedition Organized. Uracca's Reception of Espinosa and his Troops. The Spaniards Retreat. De Soto Indignant. Espinosa's Cruelty, and Deposition from Command.
They dared not again attack the natives who were flushed with victory in their stronghold. They were well aware that the band of warriors before them was but the advanced guard of the great army of Uracca. These eight hundred natives were led by one of Uracca's brothers.
With the exception of De Soto's dragoons, they numbered but fifty men. Deeply despondent in view of their disastrous campaign, they sailed several leagues along the western coast of the isthmus towards the south, till they reached a flourishing Indian village called Borrica. Conscious that here they were beyond the immediate reach of Uracca's avenging forces, they ventured to land.
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