Hernando de Soto Biography

Hernando de Soto biography

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NAME: Hernando de Soto
OCCUPATION: Explorer
BIRTH DATE: c. 1496
DEATH DATE: May 21, 1542
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain

PLACE OF DEATH: Louisiana

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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru and discovered the Mississippi River.

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Born c. 1496/97 in Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru. Upon exploration of the American Southeast, on May 21, 1541, de Soto and his team saw for the first time the Mississippi River, where de Soto's body would be buried when he died of fever the following year.