Hernando De Soto was a spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and peru and discovered the mississippi River.
Hernando de soto was born C.1500. His death date was may 21,1542. His hometown was Jerez de los caballeros spain. His place of death was Ferriday, Louisiana.He came from very noble family. He was born a family manor. When de soto was young his parents wished that he would be a lawyer. But instead he wanted to an explorer. He wanted to be the first man to explore the west indies. Then later on in life he became the first to explore the west indies.When he did explore the west indies he came across a major interest .it was the mississippi river. Despite a new wife in spain , de soto grew …show more content…
when he was going to explore the west indies in case he went to war.on april 6,1538, de sto and his fleet departed Sanlucar. On their way to the United states de soto and his fleet stopped in cuba. While there, they were delayed by helping the city of Havana recover after the french sacked and burned it. By may 18,1539 De soto and his fleet last set out for florida.on may 25 they landed in tampa Bay. for the next three years de soto and his men explored the southern united states, facing ambushes and enslaving natives along the way. After came Georgia and then Alabama. And in Alabama de soto had encountered his worst yet with the against the Indians in Tuscaloosa. Victorious, de soto and his men next headed westward, serendipitously discovering the mouth of the mississippi river in the process. De soto voyage would, in fact mark the first time that a European team explorers had traveled via the mississippi river.
But when he did explore it things started to impacted his life.He died from a big fever that the natives brought to him. Some his men died from fighting or they caught a disease.When he died his men put waits on his body and he floated to the bottom of the mississippi river. They reason they did that is because they were hiding his body from the
Hernando de soto was born C.1500. His death date was may 21,1542. His hometown was Jerez de los caballeros spain. His place of death was Ferriday, Louisiana.He came from very noble family. He was born a family manor. When de soto was young his parents wished that he would be a lawyer. But instead he wanted to an explorer. He wanted to be the first man to explore the west indies. Then later on in life he became the first to explore the west indies.When he did explore the west indies he came across a major interest .it was the mississippi river. Despite a new wife in spain , de soto grew …show more content…
when he was going to explore the west indies in case he went to war.on april 6,1538, de sto and his fleet departed Sanlucar. On their way to the United states de soto and his fleet stopped in cuba. While there, they were delayed by helping the city of Havana recover after the french sacked and burned it. By may 18,1539 De soto and his fleet last set out for florida.on may 25 they landed in tampa Bay. for the next three years de soto and his men explored the southern united states, facing ambushes and enslaving natives along the way. After came Georgia and then Alabama. And in Alabama de soto had encountered his worst yet with the against the Indians in Tuscaloosa. Victorious, de soto and his men next headed westward, serendipitously discovering the mouth of the mississippi river in the process. De soto voyage would, in fact mark the first time that a European team explorers had traveled via the mississippi river.
But when he did explore it things started to impacted his life.He died from a big fever that the natives brought to him. Some his men died from fighting or they caught a disease.When he died his men put waits on his body and he floated to the bottom of the mississippi river. They reason they did that is because they were hiding his body from the