De Soto
Hernando de soto explored the areas along the southern half of the Mississippi River.
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He led the first European expedition deep into what is now the United States and crossed the Mississippi River.
the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497-1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi river. :)
Hernando De Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. He discovered this river in the year 1541.
which european contry claimed most of the mississippi river region in the early 1700's
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.
Hernando de Soto was a conquistador in the early 1500s. He is noted for being the first to explore the Mississippi river.
he started his expedition in 1539 and later after he was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
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Territories west of the Mississippi eventually became states.