USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the southern United States. He and his soldiers were the first Europeans to set foot in what is now Arkansas. Four written accounts of the expedition provide details about his trek through the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto arrived in the West Indies as a young man and went on to make a fortune in the Central American slavery trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -He also led a few explorations throughout the region, such as the 1524 conquest of El Salvador and Honduras. De Soto spent the majority of his time in the modern countries of Panama and Nicaragua.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Basics It shows Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando De Soto (1500–1542), riding a white horse and dressed in Renaissance finery, arriving at the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez on May 8, 1541. De Soto was the first European documented to have seen the river.