De Soto
Her·nan·do [her-nan-doh; Spanish er-nahn-daw] /hərˈnæn doʊ; Spanish ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ or Fer·nan·do [fer-nan-doh; Spanish fer-nahn-daw], /fərˈnæn doʊ; Spanish fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/, c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.
a city in NE Texas.
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De Soto had a contract with the king of Spain that said he would come over and set up a certain number of towns and forts.
Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors | Sara Chodosh | July 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceDe Soto died on the banks of the Mississippi just three years after his arrival in the South.
Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors | Sara Chodosh | July 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFerdinand De Soto sailed from Havana with ten ships for the conquest of Florida.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellFerdinand De Soto, landed on the West coast of Florida, in search of gold.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThey had thus reached nearly the same place which De Soto had visited about one hundred and thirty-two years before.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
A section of Alabama, taking its name from the chief defeated by De Soto in 1540.
Indian Legends of Minnesota | VariousMeanwhile Hernando De Soto with twenty horse was sent as an ambassador to Atahualpa's camp.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend Brady
British Dictionary definitions for De Soto
/ (də ˈsəʊtəʊ, Spanish de ˈsoto) /
Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541): Also: Fernando De Soto (fɛrˈnando)
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