USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Seeking greater glory and riches, de Soto embarked on a major expedition in 1538 to conquer Florida for the Spanish crown. He and his men traveled nearly 4, 000 miles throughout the region that would become the southeastern United States in search of riches, fighting off Native American attacks along the way.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hernando de Soto’s expedition of La Florida lasted four years, from 1539-1543. He and his men explored over 4, 000 miles of territory within ten modern U.S. states searching for riches and an ideal location to create a Spanish settlement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early Life & Central America He was born into a family of the minor nobility and so had the status of hidalgo. Around 1514, the young Hernando sailed for the adventure of the New World with a fleet led by Pedro Arias de Ávila (aka Pedrarias Dávila, b. 1442) destined for Panama.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1530, de Soto became a regidor of León, Nicaragua. He led an expedition up the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula searching for a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean to enable trade with the Orient, the richest market in the world.