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Oct 21, 1496
Hernando De Soto Birth
Hernando De Soto was born October 21, 1946 at Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Estremadura, Spain. His fathers name was Fransisco Mendez de Soto and his mothers name was Leonar Arias Tinoco.His education was very limited and he wasn't into it either. He was more into exploring and wanted to be more adventrous, -
Period: Oct 21, 1496 to May 21, 1542
De Soto
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Jan 1, 1516
De Soto is given control
De Soto is appointed a small group of horsemen. This was the first time he was ever given control of other men before. He was appointed these men because he had courage and motivation. -
Jan 1, 1523
Adventure through Nicaragua and Honduras
Hernando De Soto helps Francisco Frenandez de Cardoba on an expedition through Nicaragua and Honduras. This marked de Soto's first real expedition and systematic colonization of new land. -
Jan 1, 1532
De Soto is named second in command
De Soto was named second in command. This was on an expedtion to Peru. De Soto joins an expedtion to Peru because his goal is to colonized Peru. The leader of the expedtion is Franisco Pizzara. De Soto is named second in command by Franisco Pizzara. -
Oct 21, 1536
Fame and Fortune
He was very famous in his time and he had a fortune of 100 thousand pesos. He returned to spain this year also and married his wife, Isabella de Bobidilla. De Soto was very intrested to start another expedition because he liked it so well. -
Apr 19, 1538
Expedition to North America
De Soto set out from Spain in April 1538 with 10 ships and 700 men. After their expedition they stopped in Tampa Bay. They went inland and got settled for the winter. In the spring they had set out again in the north. -
May 30, 1540
Expedition of Florida
Hernando wanted to find a new peru. He had been searching a year before with 620 other people with him. In 1540 he had continued his march in Geogria. At the Savannah River he met an indian women who had offered him some pearls. She had also told De Soto that he could find more in the nearby burial grounds. After he was done collecting 350 pounds of pearls, the search was still on and went throughout modern day South/North Carolina, into the Smokey Mountains, and southward towards Alabama. -
May 8, 1541
De Soto is the first to cross the Mississppi River
De Soto reached the Mississppi River. He built Flat boats and him and his troops crossed the Mississppi. This was under the cover of the nigth sky. He was near Mephis, Tennessee when he crossed the Mississppi. To this day he is still beleived to be the first explorer to croos the Mississppi River. -
May 8, 1541
Questionable Legacy
The De Soto expedition was a great failure. He failed to establish any permenant colonies, to find gold, and did not find the two passageways to the Ocean. He also left beind diseases on his exploration and brought it back. -
May 21, 1542
Hernando De Soto Death
De Soto died on May, 21 1542. He was struck by the fever. This happen when he crossed the Mississppi River. His crew sank his body in the River that he just decovered. Before Desoto died he neamed Luis de Moscoso Alvarado the new leader of the expedition. Half of his men were killed by disease and was killed in battle angainst Indians.
