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The Chief of Cofitachequi

The Chief of Cofitachequi

Narrator: "To DeSoto's surprise, the chief of Cofitachequi turned out to be a woman."
Photo credit: Still frame from "Hernando DeSoto in America." Original video provided courtesy of the DeSoto National Memorial.

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