Hernando de Soto
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Hernando de Soto was born on October 21, 1496 in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spaine. In 1514 de Soto sailed with the Spanish to find land in Central America. In 1528 de Soto sailed from Guatemala to Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. By 1540 de Soto searched in Georgia and South Carolina for gold, he failed and tried north in the Appalachian Mountains. On May 8, 1541he and his crew became the first Europeans to cross the Mississippi River. He died May 21, 1542.
2 interesting facts.
1. He supplied ships for Francisco Pizarro's southward expedition in 1532 in Peru.
2. In 1541, he and his crew became the first Europeans to encounter the Mississippi river and cross it.