Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and a conquistador who was involved in the conquests of Central America, Peru and discovered the Mississippi River. Hernando was born in the 1500s in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. In Seville, he married the daughter of his old Patron, Davila a year after returning from Peru. De Soto and his wife never had children together. Even though he had a new wife and a home in Spain, he wanted to do an expedition exploring North America. In North America, he discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River and crossed it. Also while he was in America, he died of a fever in Ferriday, Louisiana. He was inducted into Explorer Hall of fame in Genoa Italy. De Soto also acted as was Pizarro's chief lieutenant in his
