The Survivors of the De Soto Expedition


 Velazquez, Antonio. Son of Juan Velazquez de Robledo and
Maria Espes, citizens of Valladolid, SR-316. Antonio Velazquez is
listed as a survivor from the mountains, or a foreigner, Smith-298.
In Mexico City he testified that he was an hijodalgo born in
Cuellar, the son of Joan Velazquez and Marina Corral. He added
that he had served the King in Italy for ten years before going to
Florida. He was married and intended to remain in Mexico.149 In
spite of the differences between the first and the third Antonio
Velazquez mentioned here, they appear to be the same person.
Both are sons of a Juan Velazquez and a Maria or Marina and both
are from the Valladolid area, since Cuellar is quite near that city.
The differences in the names of Velazquez's mother could be due
in part to an inaccurate transcription or to the not uncommon
sixteenth century practice of calling a person by their first or
second last names. Thus, Maria or Marina could be Espes Corral
or Corral Espes. The remaining doubt is if the Velazquez listed by
Hernandez de Biedma as from the mountains or a foreigner, is
indeed the same person as the Velazquez from Valladolid.

 Velazquez, Diego. A son of Ferando Velazquez and Mari
Alonso, citizens of Oropesa, SR-326. A survivor from Castilla la
Vieja, Smith-296. This Oropesa could be the one in the vicinity of
Talavera.

 Verdejon. A survivor from Toledo, Smith-295.

 Verdugo, Pedro. Son of Alvaro Verdugo and Catalina
 Alvarez, citizens of Camisal, or Cafiizal, SR-316. Verdugo is listed
 as a survivor from Castilla la Vieja, in which district Cafiizal is
 located, Smith-296.

 Villagarcia. A survivor from La Mancha, Smith-295.

 Villalobos. A survivor from Badajoz, different from the one
 that follows, Smith-293.

 Villalobos, Alonso de. This survivor testified in the probanza
 of Baltasar de Gallegos, the well-known field marshall of de


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