Hernando de Soto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hernando de Soto

Spanish explorer and conquistador

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Barcarrota, Extremadura, Spain

Date of Death: 21-May-1542

Profession: military personnel, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hernando de Soto (; Spanish: [e?'nando ðe 'soto]; c.
1500 – May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula, and played an important role in Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first Spanish and European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas).
He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.De Soto's North American expedition was a vast undertaking.
It ranged throughout what is now the southeastern United States, both searching for gold, which had been reported by various Native American tribes and earlier coastal explorers, and for a passage to China or the Pacific coast.
De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the Mississippi River; different sources disagree on the exact location, whether it was what is now Lake Village, Arkansas, or Ferriday, Louisiana.



Description	American artist engraver, portrait and miniature painter
Date of birth/death	24 October 1808	25 October 1897
Location of birth/death	London, England	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Work location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Authority control	: Q3182429 VIAF: 62145858136623022889 ISNI: 0000 0000 6704 2070 ULAN: 500001830 LCCN: n83227223 Open Library: OL317495A WorldCat