Hernando De Soto and the Spanish Exploration of the American Southeast, 1539-1542
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By the end of the first third of the sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors and explorers had already claim...
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Hernando De Soto
1496-1542
Spanish Conquistador, Explorer, and Mariner
Hernando, known also as Fernando, de Soto was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He spent nearly all of his youth at his fam...
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Soto, Hernando De
c. 1500
Extremadura, Spain
May 21, 1542
Mississippi River
First Spanish explorer in the southeastern United States
When the Spanish adventurer Hernando de Soto led an expedition alon...
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Hernando de Soto
Born c. 1500, Extremadura, Spain Died May 21, 1542, Mississippi River
By 1539, when his expedition sailed along the coast of Florida, Hernando de Soto was already a seasoned explore...
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The Spanish conqueror and explorer Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) participated in the conquest of Peru, explored the southeastern part of the United States, and was the first white man to cross the Miss...
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Hernando De Soto and the Spanish Exploration of the American Southeast, 1539-1542
Soto, Hernando De
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto