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Who was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
What did Hernando de Soto claim?
Hernando De Soto claimed nothing. He was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
Is the Mississippi river the Columbia river or the Rio grande river closer to Florida?
The Mississippi is the closest of the three, flowing to the Gulf of Mexico between northern Louisiana and Mississippi, and through central Louisiana in its lowest course. The Rio Grande flows between Texas and Mexico along the southwest and southern U.S. border, to the west of Louisiana. The Columbia River flows out to sea at Astoria, Oregon, before which it forms the border between Oregon and Washington State. So, the Mississippi River is closest to Florida, the Rio Grande is farther away, and the Columbia is diagonally across the country in the far NW corner.
What did Hernando De Soto find?
De Soto found the Southeastern section of the United States and was the first European to reach the Mississippi River. He didn't look for a fountain of youth and was looking for gold. He was a rival of Columbus.
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 was the European to see the Mississippi River and to call it the Rio Grande?
Herando de Soto
Is the Mississippi river the columia river or the rio grande closer to Texas?
The Mississippi River is much closer to Illinois than the Columbia river or the Rio Grande.
What river is closer to Michigan the Mississippi the rio grande or the Columbia river?
Rio grande
Is the Mississippi River the Columbia River or the Rio Grande closer to Michigan?
Rio grande
Discovered Mississippi River?
Hernando De Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. He discovered this river in the year 1541.
What is Hernando de Soto famous for?
He lead the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, and was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Is the Rio Grande southeast of the Mississippi River?
no
Did DE Soto find the Mississippi river?
he started his expedition in 1539 and later after he was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
What is the longest river in the US that flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
Some of them would include the Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers.
What large US river empties in to the gulf of Mexico?
Mississippi River. That is the only river that empties into the gulf of Mexico.
What explorer was the first European to sail the length of the Mississippi River?
La salle
What river helped settlers move westward?
Mississippi River
