De Soto meets the Indian chief Tascaluza and after entertaining the chief for dinner, holds him hostage. Tascaluza agrees to provide the Spaniards with supplies, bearers and women in the town of Mabila, some leagues away. Hidden in Mabila are five thousand warriors, ready to attack. Soto barely escapes from the town and a giant battle ensues. A mutiny arises among the men but De Soto, obsessed by his search for gold, heads the expedition away from the relief ships which are waiting on the coast. A cast of Hispanic and Native American actors play the roles of the Spaniards and the Cherokees, Choctaws and other American tribes the Spaniards encountered. With an original music score by Donald Stark, the series was adapted by Robert Clem from the eyewitness account of the Portuguese "Gentleman of Elvas," published in 1557. Broadcast by NPR in 1994 and 1996 and produced and directed by Robert Clem.
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