Hernando de Soto
1521-1541
life
• Born in 1500 in Spain.
• As a young boy de Soto loved
adventure.
• De Soto herd stories of Secret
cities.
• Die in 1542.
Maps
• Red line shows de Soto's journey.
• 1521-1542
Encounters with
natives/Interesting facts.
• Hated how his men died.
• Found the Cherokee, Seminole,
Creek, Appalachian, Choctaw .
• The Natives thought De Soto was a
god.
• They buried him in the Mississippi
River.
• So the Natives wouldn't find out he
died.
Credits.
http://www.astrolabes.org/
etc.coedu.usf.edu
www.enchantedlearning.com/.../gifs/
Desotomap.GIF
www.euralva.org
By Jacob Gooding and Alec Coon