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Hernando de Soto was born around the late 1490s or early 1500s in Extremadura, Spain, to parents who were both hidalgos, nobility of modest means.The region was poor and many people struggled to survive; young people looked for ways to seek their fortune elsewhere.
A proposed route for the de Soto Expedition, based on Charles M. Hudson map of 1997. [1] This is a list of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition in the years 1539–1543. In May 1539, de Soto left Havana, Cuba, with nine ships, over 620 men and 220 surviving horses and landed at Charlotte Harbor, Florida. This began his ...
DeSoto Site Historic State Park is a Florida state park located in Tallahassee, Florida. It consists of 5 acres (20,000 m 2 ) of land near Apalachee Parkway , including the residence of former Governor John W. Martin .
The Spaniards were also provided with canoes and rafts so that they could transport themselves via water. As an act of peaceful relationships, the Lady gave De Soto her pearl necklace while he gave her a gold ring with a ruby stone. De Soto promised that the king of Spain would recognize the Lady's courteous treatment. [4]
A proposed route for the de Soto and de Moscoso Expedition, based on Charles M. Hudson map of 1997. [3] After returning to Peru, [1] Alvarado and his two brothers decided to work with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. Soto and Alvarado returned to Spain in 1536 due to discord between Diego de Almagro and Francisco Pizarro. In Spain, apparently ...
De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles (eight kilometers) west of Bradenton, Florida. The national memorial commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is now the southern United States .
A Detroit Free Press story on Derron and Deon’s relationship in 2008 referred to Karen as Deon’s “girlfriend” but Deon told the Review-Journal this was a miscommunication.
The discovery of Juan Ortiz by the de Soto Expedition. Juan Ortiz was found by the de Soto Expedition when they landed in Tampa Bay in 1539. After first landing at Uzita, de Soto and his men heard of a Christian living in a neighboring chiefdom. While searching for Ortiz, de Soto's men encountered ten or so Native Americans, and started to ...