Hernando de Soto
Hernando de soto was the first white to cross the Mississippi river
herando de soto
Hernando De Soto claimed nothing. He was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
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.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the river in 1541.
Hernando de Soto was the first ever documented European to cross the Mississippi River.
Hernando de soto was the first white to cross the Mississippi river
Hernando De Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. He discovered this river in the year 1541.
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.
he started his expedition in 1539 and later after he was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
La salle
Hernando De Soto was the first known European Explorer in Mississippi. Sieur de La Salle a French explorer was the first to travel down the Mississippi River in 1682. La Salle claimed the Mississippi Valley for France on April 9, 1682.
herando de soto
He was the first European to sail 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.
Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette (and five others) found the Mississippi River in 1673.
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