Person1495–1542
Hernando de Soto
Spanish conquistador who took part in the conquest of the Inca Empire and was the first European to cross the Mississippi.
- Dates
- between 1495 and 1500 – 21 May 1542
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Latin America, North America
- In the threads
- Age of Discovery and the New World
Events
- Battle of Cajamarca16 November 1532 · Latin America
- Hernando de Soto’s expedition into the interior of North America30 May 1539 – September 1543 · North America