The Survivors of the De Soto Expedition


was not mentioned by Hemandez de Biedma, nor by Solar and
Rujula.

 Sagredo, Bartolome de. Son of Alonso de Sagredo and
Francisca Serrato, SR-308. Listed as Sagrado, a survivor from
Medellin appears in Smith-295. Garcilaso de la Vega mentioned
him as Francisco Sagredo from Medellin.121

 Salamanca, Cosme de. Son of Pedro de Pascua and Ursula
Martinez, citizens of Salamanca, SR-290. This may be the same
Salamanca, a tailor from Castilla la Vieja, listed as a survivor,
Smith-196.

 Salazar, Francisco de. Son of Diego de Salazar and Maria
de la Cruz, citizens of Burgos, SR-303. Among the survivors of
the Florida expedition a Salazar is listed as being from Castilla la
Vieja, Smith-296.

 Salazar, Sin Ventura. Survivor from the Mountains, which
could also mean from the Kingdom of Aragon, Smith-298.


 San Jorge, Alvaro de. This survivor testified in Mexico, in
1547, that he was born in Galicia, Spain around 1502. He had
known de Soto since the year 1537, and had gone to Florida. There
he saw de Soto using a very good tent made of fine Peruvian
cotton and wool. He witnessed the existence of the rich region of
the chief Tigualta who had 17 provinces under his jurisdiction.
From Florida he continued with the rest of the soldiers to Mexico,
where he remained.122 Garcilaso de la Vega has him as Sanjurge
and makes him participant of an expedition to Mexico.123
Hernandez de Biedma listed a San Jorge as one of the survivors
from Galicia, Smith-298.


 San Vicente, Juan de. He was a resident of Mexico in 1569,
when he stated he was over 58 years of age. He became active in
the preparation of the Florida expedition of de Soto in 1537, with


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