Title: Hernando de Soto | 10 Facts On The Spanish Explorer | Learnodo Newtonic
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Hernando de Soto | 10 Facts On The Spanish Explorer
#1 His parents wanted him to be a lawyer
#2 His first expedition was to the West Indies
#3 He amassed a fortune through slave trading in Nicaragua
#4 He played a major role in defeating the Incas in the Battle of Cajamarca
#5 He made an enormous fortune during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
#6 Hernando de Soto was made governor of Cuba in 1537
#7 His famous expedition landed at Tampa Bay in May 1539
#8 His expedition fought one of the bloodiest battles with North American natives
#9 Hernando de Soto was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River
#10 His expedition had several major repercussions
De Soto’s Expedition After His Death

Content: The expedition was then led by Luis de Moscoso, whom De Soto appointed his successor, and they reached Mexico in 1543. Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto – Painting by William H. Powell
#10 His expedition had several major repercussions
Hernando de Soto’s expedition had several major consequences. It contributed in making the relationship between Europeans and North American tribes more hostile. It played its part in the process of the Columbian Exchange with the most prominent effect being the decline of indigenous population due to the diseases brought by Europeans. Also the records of the expedition contributed greatly to European knowledge about the geography, biology, and ethnology of the New World. Hernando de Soto is considered one of the most important Spanish conquistadors and many parks, towns, counties, and institutions have been named after him in the United States. Depiction of the burial of Hernando de Soto
De Soto’s Expedition After His Death
After De Soto’s death, his expedition ran into difficulty encountering hostile tribes during their return journey. Natives followed their boats in canoes, shooting arrows at the soldiers for days on end. With no offensive weapons left with them, they relied on armor and sleeping mats to block the arrows. After suffering several casualties they were able to reach the safety of the Spanish frontier town of Pánuco.