FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Cortez
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DeSoto
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Pizzaro
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Allyon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi. On May 8, 1541, south of present-day Memphis, Tennessee, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, one of the first European explorers to ever do so.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1541, de Soto and his men became the first Europeans to encounter the great Mississippi River and cross it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hernando de Soto is famous in Latin American history as the Spanish conquistador who joined Francisco Pizarro in the invasion of the Inca Empire, but he is also a critical player in American history as the first European to discover the Mississippi River.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. De Soto was sent by the King of Spain to explore and settle La Florida.
Detailed explanation-5: -De Soto Sets Sail from Spain to Conquer Florida. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs, LC-USZ62-104370. Hernando de Soto left Spain in April of 1538 to embark on his expedition of La Florida.