Los Sobrevivientes de La Florida


 Gutierrez Guino, Francisco. Not mentioned by Hemando de
Biedma unless this is the man he calls Gin who is listed above.
There is one Francisco Guini who registered in Sevilla to go to
Florida, son of Francisco Guini and Mari Gutierrez, SR-334.
Gutierrez Guino deposed in the probanza of Hernan Suarez, made
in Mexico City in 1557. He testified that he was 38 years old,
knew Suarez since 1539 and went with him to Florida, as part of
the de Soto expedition, of which about 300 men survived. His
statements proved his familiarity with the events of the expedition
referred to by Suarez. He signed his declaration.67

 Gutierrez, Juan. Son of Francisco Gomez Montero and
Isabel Gutierrez, citizens of Usagre, SR-292. Survivor from
Badajoz according to Smith-293. Usagre is about 70 miles
southeast of Badajoz.


 Guzman, Francisco de. In 1558 in Lima, Peru, this survivor
testified as follows. He went from Sevilla to Cuba with those
enlisted by de Soto. In Cuba he and about 650 soldiers embarked
for Florida arriving at the port of Espiritu Santo. After several
years of discoveries de Soto died and was succeeded by Luis de
Moscoso, who led the 350 survivors to Mexico.68 Hemandez de
Biedma listed a Guzman from Toledo among the survivors,
Smith-295. This conqueror may be either the son of Benito
Rodriguez and Francisca Hemandez, citizens of Sevilla, SR-289,
or the son of Diego Lopez de Guzman and Teresa Alvarez, citizens
of Toledo, SR-320. Nowhere in Guzman's testimony does it say
whether he was from Toledo or Sevilla. However, Garcilaso de la
Vega stated that the one from Sevilla was called Diego. This
strengthens the possibility that the one listed here is the Francisco
from Toledo.


 Hernandez, Alonso. Son of Diego Hemandez Bejarano and
Joana Fernandez, citizens of Luciana, in Castilla la Nueva,
SR-293. A man with the same name is listed among the survivors
as a native of Castilla la Vieja, Smith-296.


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