The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1959/hernando-de-sotos-expedition-to-la-florida-1539-15/ #History #HernandodeSoto

The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) landed on the west coast of Florida on 30 May 1539, hoping to find wealthy kingdoms to conquer and plunder.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1959/hernando-de-sotos-expedition-to-la-florida-1539-15/ #HernandodeSoto #History

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) was a Spanish conquistador who fought in Panama and Nicaragua and accompanied Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) in the conquest of the Inca civilization in Peru.https://www.worldhistory.org/Hernando_de_Soto/ #Conquistador #Florida #HernandodeSoto #History