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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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explorer → human → |
| causeOfDeath |
fever
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
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| dateOfBirth |
c. 1500
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| dateOfDeath |
21 May 1542
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| employer |
Spanish Crown
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| endTime |
1542 (for Florida expedition)
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| ethnicGroup |
Spaniards
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| expeditionStartLocation |
Havana
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Santiago de Cuba → |
| exploredRegion |
Alabama
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Arkansas → Florida → Georgia → Louisiana → Mississippi → North Carolina → South Carolina → Tennessee → |
| hasPart |
battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition)
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| influenced |
later Spanish exploration of the interior of North America
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| knownFor |
exploration of the Mississippi River
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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
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| languageSpokenWritten |
Spanish
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Extremadura
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| mannerOfDeath |
natural causes
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| militaryRank |
captain
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| notableStudentOrTrainee |
members of his expedition who later explored North America
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| notableWork |
expedition through the southeastern region of North America
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| occupation |
conquistador
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explorer → soldier → |
| participantIn |
Francisco Pizarro’s expedition to Peru
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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire → |
| placeOfBirth |
Crown of Castile
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Jerez de los Caballeros → |
| placeOfDeath |
Mississippi River
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near present-day Ferriday, Louisiana region → |
| positionHeld |
adelantado of Florida
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governor of Cuba → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| significantEvent |
first documented crossing of the Mississippi River by Europeans
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| spouse |
Isabel de Bobadilla
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| startTime |
1539 (for Florida expedition)
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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DeSoto
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Hernando de Soto Bridge → |
namedAfter |
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Battle of Cajamarca
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combatantLeaderSpanish |
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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
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commander |
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Tocobaga
("Hernando de Soto expedition")
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encountered |
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Extremadura
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historicallyAssociatedExplorer |
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Spanish conquistadors
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notableMember |