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       Hernando 
        De Soto and his crew of Conquistadors prepare to dock a small ship at 
        De Soto National Memorial Park, landfall of the De Soto Expedition of 
        1539. Bradenton's Conquistadors annually portray this historical event 
        in a week-long pageant. 
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