Hernando+De+Soto

 Hernando De Soto  By Kayla



  My explorer’s name is Hernando De Soto. He was a very brave man.He was best known for being the first European to sail the Mississippi. He also explored Florida.We do know much about his early life, but we do know he was an Hidalgo. An Hidalgo is a member of the Spanish Nobility, which is a person who posesses the legal status of nobility.   Hernando De Soto’s first expedition was in 1538, He had led an expedition that left from the Spanish port of Sanlucar de Barrameda. His nine ships held soldiers, colonists, and live stock.The ships stoped at Cuba ,where De soto spent the next year making final preparations for his expedition to Florida and the other lands beyond Florida.

 De Soto’s second expedition was in 1540.He and his crew left Florida and went up the Savannah river to the Appalachians Mountains which is right now Western south and North Carolina.He moved into the Tennessee area and he spent some time there with some natives.In 1540 some ships had come to mobile bay to take De Soto back to Spain however he wanted to find more riches so he decided to take his men into what is now the state of Mississippi.     media type="custom" key="8083472" align="center"