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Who was the first European to find the Mississippi River in 1541?
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The Spanish Explorer Hernando de Soto is given credit with discovering the Mississippi River. He discovered the river on May 8, 1541.
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Discovered Mississippi River?
Hernando De Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. He discovered this river in the year 1541.
Who was the first European to reach Mississippi's River?
Hernando De soto...............................
Who first found the Mississippi river?
Hernando de Soto found the Mississippi River in 1541.
Which came first the founding of Quebec or the Mississippi River?
The first recorded European to see the Mississippi River was Hernando de Soto in May 1541. Quebec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain in July 1608.
The first Europeans to find the Mississippi river?
Hernando de Soto in 1541
How did the Mississippian's found the Mississippi river?
Well, Mississippians didn't first see the Mississippi River. Hernando De Soto did in 1541.
Who was the very first explorer at the Mississippi River?
The first European explorer to visit the Mississippi River was Hernando de Soto. He was exploring for Spain in 1541 when his crew became the first Europeans to have a written account of the Mississippi River. However, he died of an illness about a year later during the same expedition.
Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach the Mississippi River?
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the river in 1541.
Who are the people who discovered Mississippi and Mississippi River?
Hernado De Soto was the first Europen to explore Mississippi. Hernadl explored from 1540 - 1541.
Where was the Mississippi river discovered?
The first European to explore the Mississippi was Hernando De Soto who crossed it on his final expedition in 1541. The upper regions were explored by the 1673 travels of Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, and the entire Mississippi valley was claimed as La Louisiane following the 1682 voyage of La Salle (Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle).
Who was the first to travel the entire length of the river?
In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was the first European to travel the entire length of the river.
When did Spain discover the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto did in 1541
