FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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explored the gulf coast and claimed the territory for Spain
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Desoto’s successor and explored southeast North America
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First European to see the grand canyon
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -His successor, Luis de Moscoso, led the remnants of the expedition (which was eventually decimated by half) on rafts down the Mississippi, finally reaching Mexico in 1543.
Detailed explanation-2: -Luis de Moscoso Alvarado was a member of Hernando De Soto’s expedition to explore La Florida-today’s southeastern United States-and to obtain gold and other riches from the native peoples of the North American continent.
Detailed explanation-3: -On May 8, 1530 Alvarado founded the town of San Miguel de la Frontera in modern San Miguel Department. In addition, Alvarado founded San Miguel with about 120 Spanish cavalry, as well as with infantry and Indian auxiliaries, crossed the Lempa River and founded San Miguel on 21 November 1530.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, the most significant impact on the native population from de Soto proved to be disease. The native tribes, having never made contact with Europeans, did not have any form of immunity to European diseases. The most detrimental of the illnesses they acquired turned out to be smallpox.
Detailed explanation-5: -De Soto was sent by the King of Spain to explore and settle La Florida. It had already been claimed for Spain by another conquistador, Juan Ponce de León. The king wanted de Soto to start a Spanish colony there and govern it.