Hernando de Soto
c. 1500–1542
Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the southeastern United States.
Hernando de Soto (c. 1500–1542) was a conquistador, born in Jerez de los Caballeros and died in Guachoya.
- Known as
- Conquistador
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- c. 1500, Jerez de los Caballeros
- Died
- 1542, Guachoya
Alive at the same time as Hernando de Soto
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Portrait: John Sartain, Public domain.
