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Mexico, in 1544, where he declared in Juan de Afiasco's probanza
that he had witnessed much of what this companion had
experienced in the Florida expedition. He signed this deposition
stating he was 37 years old.63 There was a conqueror who enlisted
with de Soto in Sevilla named Andres Garcia, citizen of Leon, son
of Pedro Garcia and Mari Garcia, SR-294.

 Garcia Pechuda, Juan. Son of Pedro or Gonzalo Garcia
Pechudo and Maria Rodriguez "la Pechuda." He is listed among a
group of men from Alburquerque, SR-278. Hernandez de Biedma
changed his second last name to Pechuga, while listing him among
the survivors of the Florida expedition, Smith-295.


 Garcia Rueda, Juan. Son of Francisco Garcia and Maria
Sanchez, citizens of Badajoz, SR-317. A man with the same name
from Valverde de Badajoz is listed among the survivors,
Smith-293.

 Garcia, Rui. A survivor, native of San Lucar de Barrameda,
 Smith-292.

 Gen, Baltasar. Surviving notary from Badajoz, Smith-293.

 Gin. Survivor from Castilla la Vieja, Smith-296.

 Giraldo. Survivor from Astorga, Smith-297.


 Godoy, Garcia de. Son of Hernando de Jerez and Elvira
 Godoy, citizens of Medellin, SR-297. Survivor of the Florida
 expedition according to Smith-295. Witness called to testify in the
 probanza of Juan de Afiasco in Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, in
 1544. There he declared that he was with Afiasco in the Florida
 expedition, from which they came out via the Panuco River. He
 added that he was 25 years old, and signed his name as Garcia de
 Godoy, though it appears at the beginning of the document as
 Hernando de Godoy.64


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