'de' = 'of' in Spanish (and, differently pronounced, in French)
'soto' = 'grove, thicket' in Spanish
river dscovered by the spanish explorer Hernando de soto
The Spanish King. The king hired De Soto.
Yes, Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador.
He was Spanish
The first Europeans to explore Alabama were Spanish explorers. Hernando de Soto in 1540 and Tristan de Luna in 1559 were among the early Spanish explorers who ventured into the region. Alabama was later colonized by the French in the early 18th century.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto "discovered" the river on May 8th 1541 - he named it Río del Espíritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirt").
The Spanish were in charge of Florida when Hernando de Soto explored there.
one of the people in his crew was Fransisco Pizarro, a Spanish explorer and conquistador1. conquistador is the Spanish word for conqueror.
Both countries explored the Mississippi River. The first Spaniard was Hernando de Soto and the first Frenchman was Sieur de LaSalle.
Spanish crown
De soto found a spanish explorer from a previous expedition. as well as cuba and peru.
Cortez de Soto and Cabeza de Vaca were both Spanish explorers. They had an expedition from Spain to North and South America.