Spanish explorer hernando desoto died in 1542 of a fever while searching for gold in florida and the territory north of the gulf of mexico. To protect his body from enemies, his men buried him at night in the mississippi river, which he had been the first european to discover. This official architect of the capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “architect of the capitol. ” these images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the architect of the capitol or the united states congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www. Aoc. Gov.
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