it was Henando de Soto
'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 Spanish were in charge of Florida when Hernando de Soto explored there.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto "discovered" the river on May 8th 1541 - he named it Río del Espíritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirt").
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de soto
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.