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Don't forget Madoc, Prince of Wales



I did a wonderful historiographical paper for the Gulf Coast
History and Humanities Conference back in 1991 or 1992
about the story and legend of Prince Madoc of Wales who
reputedly sailed into Mobile Bay about 900 A.D. and whose
Welsh culture was absorbed into the Native Americans.
Echoes of this legend are shown by rumors of Welsh Indians,
Elizabeth I's claim to North America as English by right of
title from Madoc (led to Roanoke and Jamestown settlement),
Jefferson's instructions to Lewis and Clark to look for the
Welsh Indians in their exploration of the Louisiana Territory,
and the discovery of a unique farming, "coracle-like" boat
building, mud/thatch hut-living Indian tribe on the upper waters
of the Missouri, the Mandans---and the later paintings of them
by George Catlin who was struck by their blue-eyes and
"european" features.   It was a lot of fun tracing this story
through time and while we may never know the answer, it
is a good a contender as any for pre-Columbian "visits" to
America.

Dean

Dean DeBolt
University Librarian
Special Collections and West Florida Archives
John C. Pace Library
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL  32514-5750
Tele:  850-474-2213;   Fax:  850-474-3338

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