FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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He dedicated his life to Judaism in Spain where it was quite popular
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He killed his entire crew to become a pirate
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He was the first explorer to reach Canada
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He was the first explorer to reach Tennessee
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hernando de Soto is most famous for his exploration of North America. He led 600 men on a journey through what is now the southeastern United States. They were the first Europeans to explore most of this region.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hernando de Soto and his private army emerged from the dense forest of the Blue Ridge at the end of May in 1540, and began descending the Nolichucky River valley. The conquistadores – conquerors – finding their way into the future Tennessee, searched for gold, copper, silver, and pearls.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -In April 1538 de Soto embarked from the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in command of 10 ships and 700 men. After a brief stop in Cuba, the expedition landed in May 1539 on the coast of Florida, at a point somewhere between present-day Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor.
Detailed explanation-5: -De Soto Trail, the approximate route taken by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1539, extending through portions of the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi to the area of Little Rock, Arkansas, on to Texas and .