Los Sobrevivientes de La Florida


 Tapia. A survivor who appears to be different from the
Francisco de Tapia who follows since this one is listed as being
from Castilla la Vieja, Smith-296. This conqueror could be Diego
de Tapia, of whom Garcilaso de la Vega wrote. Shortly after the
Florida survivors arrived in Mexico from Painuco, "A soldier
named Diego de Tapia (whom I knew afterward in Peru where he
served His Majesty well in the wars against Gonzalo Pizarro, Don
Sebastian de Castilla and Francisco Hemandez Giron), while
having clothes made for him, walked through the city of Mexico
dressed in nothing but skins."134

 Tapia Maraver, Francisco de. Witness in the probanza of
Pedro Arevalo in 1558 in Cuzco, Peru, where Tapia then resided.
This survivor went to Florida via Cuba with Hemando de Soto
where they disembarked at the port of Espiritu Santo. After de
Soto died, Luis de Moscoso took command of the army and led
them to Mexico. No indication is given as to when Tapia moved to
Peru. He declared himself to be 35 years old and signed his
testimony.135 This man seems to be the son of Alonso Malaver and
Ines de Tapia, citizens of Zafra, SR-310. Hemandez de Biedma
lists, among the survivors, a Francisco de Tapia, from Zafra, who
appears to be the same person, Smith-294.

 Tiedra, Miguel de. In Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, Tiedra
was called to testify in the probanza of Juan de Afiasco, treasurer
of the de Soto expedition. In 1544 in that city, Tiedra declared he
lived there and that he was born in 1517. He added that he had
known Afiasco since 1539 and that he was familiar with the lands
of Florida. He answered positively all the questions posed by
Afiasco, several referring to his actions in Florida. Tiedra signed
his declaration.136 He is listed as the son of Gabriel de Tiedra and
Ana Martin, citizens from Salamanca, SR-319. One of the
survivors was a Tiedra from Salamanca, Smith-296.

 Tinoco, Arias. Another conqueror who lived in Mexico after
the Florida adventure. There he testified in the probanza of Juan de
Afiasco in 1544. He was born before 1504 and had known Afiasco
since 1537. He had followed him to Florida, disembarking in the


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