Francisco de Chicora
(fl. 1521) Francisco de Chicora was an Indian slave from South Carolina who was brought back to Spain in 1521.
Hernando de Soto
(ca. 1500-1542) Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored in South Carolina.
William Hilton
(1617-1675) Hilton Head Island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663, identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, which he named “Hilton’s Head” after himself.
John Lawson
(mid to late 1600s-1711) John Lawson was a British explorer, naturalist, and writer who explored the Carolina backcountry and published the first natural historical survey of the area in the book A New Voyage
Juan Pardo
(fl.1560) Juan Pardo was a Spanish explorer who built missions and forts in the Southeast in 1566 and 1567.
Jean Ribault
(1520-1565) Jean Ribault was a French navigator who led an expedition to the New World in 1562 that founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Paris Island.
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