Hernando de Soto and Juan Pardo were Spanish explorers who explored Tennessee.
no it is not
Hernando de Soto
The name was recorded as Tanasqui from the name of a local Indian village by Juan Pardo in 1567
Hernando was in search of gold but he never found it. One day he discovered the Mississippi River. Soon after he became sick and died. Hernando's 600 men did not want the Indians to know their leader had died. [Because Hernando had forced the red men to give his men food and work for them.] So they threw Hernando's body into the river.
Yes,because he and Francisco Coronado both visited Arkansas
His main goal was to find gold.He also wanted to be come famous.He wanted to claim land for spain.
The Spanish commissioned Hernando de Soto to explore what is now Louisiana and Mississippi about 1534.His nationality is not mentioned in my texts, though he may have been from Spain. the
The first Europeans to come to the mainland of the United States were likely the Vikings about 1000 AD. However, Hernando De Soto was the first Spanish explorer to explore part of what became the United States in 1516.
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish man that was sent to Cuba to explore. He then left for what is now around the west side of Florida. He made his way throughout the southeast, spreading disease and killing thousands of Indians at a time. He moved all throughout the region and was the first European to come across the Mississippi River. He claimed the land for Spain and eventually died while still exploring near Tennessee and Mississippi in May, 1546.
The first Europeans to come to the mainland of the United States were likely the Vikings about 1000 AD. However, Hernando De Soto was the first Spanish explorer to explore part of what became the United States in 1516.
The first Europeans to come to the mainland of the United States were likely the Vikings about 1000 AD. However, Hernando De Soto was the first Spanish explorer to explore part of what became the United States in 1516.