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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hernando de Soto canonical | 26 |
| Hernando DeSoto Money | 1 |
| Hernando de Soto expedition | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fever ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1500 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 21 May 1542 ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| endTime | 1542 (for Florida expedition) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| expeditionStartLocation |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ
surface form:
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 area
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hernando de Soto expedition
subject surface form:
Battle of Mabila
subject surface form:
Battle of Mabila
subject surface form:
Hernando de Soto Bridge
subject surface form:
Money, Mississippi
this entity surface form:
Hernando DeSoto Money
subject surface form:
Tuskaloosa