bigscoop
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I use to travel "a lot"....and,...I know a lot of professional contacts and resources. By "documented" I mean something that is a matter of record that can likewise be confirmed and supported by other documents and/or records. What you eventually learn is that the victors always write the history and that they often often embellish upon these documents and records to present the subject in their favor. Many "factual" authors make a living embellishing upon the facts. This is extremely common, so....don't believe a lot of what you read until it can also be supported by the losers, or opposition. As for oral record, maybe nice to know but it's basically "worthless" and at it's best it might contain partially accurate information or clues. Remember when you were a kid and the teacher sat everyone in a circle and she had the first person start a paragraph until every person in that circle had recited that same "exact" paragraph. By the time it got to the end it was never the same paragraph and many of the details had been altered or omitted. Well, this is the natural result of the "oral" passing of information. Even today some documents are intentionally altered for a variety of reasons, some being honest attempts, but most being credited to mistakes or gain or personal avoidance. Early explorers nearly always embellished upon the facts so they could continue to receive funding or gain favor. Just saying, the truth is a very elusive creature.
I'm sure there's a lot of interesting local history there.
Glad we're past all the speculation and finally have someone with conclusive proof.
