sentences:  The first Europeans to enter what is now Rowan County were the members of the Spanish expedition of Juan Pardo in 1567.They established a fort and a mission in the native village of Guatari, believed to be located near the Yadkin River and inhabited by the Wateree.At the time, the area was ruled by a female chief whom the Spaniards called "Guatari Mico" (Mico was the Wateree's term for chief).