Hernando de Soto

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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his role in the conquest of the Americas and for leading the first European expedition deep into what is now the southeastern United States.

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instanceOf Spanish conquistador
explorer
human
causeOfDeath fever
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth c. 1500
dateOfDeath 21 May 1542
employer Spanish Crown
endTime 1542 (for Florida expedition)
ethnicGroup Spaniards
expeditionStartLocation Havana
Santiago de Cuba
exploredRegion Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
hasPart battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition)
influenced later Spanish exploration of the interior of North America
knownFor exploration of the Mississippi River
leading the first documented European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States
role in the conquest of the Inca Empire
landedIn Tampa Bay
languageSpokenWritten Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Extremadura
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryRank captain
notableStudentOrTrainee members of his expedition who later explored North America
notableWork expedition through the southeastern region of North America
occupation conquistador
explorer
soldier
participantIn Francisco Pizarro’s expedition to Peru
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Jerez de los Caballeros
placeOfDeath Mississippi River
near present-day Ferriday, Louisiana region
positionHeld adelantado of Florida
governor of Cuba
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
significantEvent first documented crossing of the Mississippi River by Europeans
spouse Isabel de Bobadilla
startTime 1539 (for Florida expedition)


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