Transcript Hernando de Soto - Gallipolis City Schools

Hernando de Soto
• Supposedly lived from 1500-1542
• Second son of a Spanish knight and
country squire.
• Died from fever and his crew lowered his
body into the river he discovered.
1500
1542
The Voyage of de’ Soto
• He was enticed by the
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riches and fertile land
of new continents.
(That’s why he
explored.)
He sailed for Spain.
Unsure how many
voyages he made.
• West Indies (He wasn’t
the captain)
• Cuba (Where he Prepared
for Voyage to Florida)
• Florida
• Georgia
• Alabama
• (Where he discovered the
Mississippi River and died)
• Louisiana
Result of The
De’ Soto Expedition
• He discovered the base of the Mississippi
• He failed at finding gold in the new land,
which was his reason for the journey
-This map is of
Hernando de’ Soto’s
Journey in America.
• Hernando was only educated until
age 14.
• When he returned from Peru, he was
extremely rich.
• He married Ines de Bobadilla.
• On his journey he had 950 soldiers
and priests as well as 10 ships.
www.bibliography.com/hernando-desoto
www.eliabethanera.org.uk/hernando-de-soto.htm
And,
www.peopleofthestone.com/hernand
o-de-soto-hero-or-villian-twocontinents