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Hernando de Soto. 1500?-1542. Early Life. Born c1500? in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He grew up in a poor family who wanted him to be a lawyer, but he wished to be an explore. He mostly wanted to grow up and explore the West Indies. Early Life.
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Hernando de Soto 1500?-1542
Early Life. • Born c1500? in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. • He grew up in a poor family who wanted him to be a lawyer, but he wished to be an explore. • He mostly wanted to grow up and explore the West Indies.
Early Life • Hernando invited to join Da`vila, governor of Darien, on his 1514 expedition to West Indies. West Indies
Exploration • On 1524 Hernando set sail for an expedition to Nicaragua, South America with Francisco de Cordoba. • While in Nicaragua, de Soto engaged in the slave trade. • Cordoba enlisted de Soto in an expedition to Peru (1531-1532).
Peru • While exploring Peru’s highlands in 1533, Hernando came upon a rode leading to the capitol of Peru’s Incan Empire. • He also engaged a battle to capture Cuzco that was a success.
The Return To Spain • In 1536 Hernando returned to Spain a very wealthy man. • His share of the fortune was no less than 18,000 ounce of gold. • When De Soto settled into Spain he married the daughter of an old patron Da`vila a year after retuning to Spain.
Exploring North America • Hernando grew antsy when he heard the stories about Cabdza de Vaca’s exploration of Florida and other Gulf coast states. • De Soto sold all of his items and used the money to prepare for an expedition to North America. • He had a fleet of 10 ships that had a crew of 700 men.
Exploring North America Exploring North America • On April 6th ,1538 de soto and his fleet set sail from Sanlu`car. • On the way to the U.S. Hernando and his crew stopped at Cuba. • On May 18th ,1539, Hernando and his crew set sail for Florida. By May 25th they landed in Tampa Bay. • Once in America, He stopped in Florida, Georgia, and then Alabama.
Exploring North America (continued) • While in Alabama, Hernando met his worst battle yet in Tuscaloosa and left the battle victorious. • Afterwards, de Soto and his crew headed westward and discovered the MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
Death • After crossing the Mississippi, Hernando struck a fever and died on May 21st, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana. • His crew sunk his body in the river he discovered.(the Mississippi River) • In his final will, Hernando named Luis de Moscoso Alvarado the new leader of the expedition.