Title: 4 Hernando De Soto Facts For Kids | Navajo Code Talkers
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4 Hernando De Soto Facts For Kids
1. Conquest of Central America
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2. Expeditions Bring Wealth and Power
3. Search of Gold
4. Questionable Legacy
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2. Expeditions Bring Wealth and Power
De Soto had a failed expedition of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that was supposed to bring Spanish trade with the East Indies, but this did not pan out. Therefore, Hernando teamed with Francisco Pizzaro to conquer South America. He even had a huge part in the conquest of the Incan Empire. It was the conquest of the Incan Empire that helped him to amass a huge amount of wealth. When he finally made his way back to Spain, De Soto was not only extremely rich, but also held in high regard by those living in this region. In time, he was governor of Cuba and was supposed to lead the charge in colonizing North America. To help make this possible he selected about 620 men to make the journey from Cuba to North America. 3. Search of Gold
By 1540, De Soto and his men had traveled to about the peninsula of Florida, but were attacked a number of times during their journey.