De Soto
Florida's Spanish explorer
De Soto refers to Hernando de Soto, the 16th-century Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition through what is now the southeastern United States, crossing the Mississippi River in 1541.
The name appears throughout the American South in place names—cities, counties, and natural features.
DeSoto was also a Chrysler automobile brand produced from 1928 to 1961.
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- Mississippi RiverLongest North American watercourse
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- historical mapsGeographic records from earlier eras
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De SotoTecumseh
Shawnee military leader
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