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Nov 11, 1496
Birth
Hernando de Soto was born. -
Apr 14, 1514
Expedition of West Indies
Hernando de Soto joined Dávila, governor of Darién, on his first expedition to the West Indies. -
May 28, 1524
Expedition of Nicaragua and South America
Hernando de Soto went on an expedition to Nicaragua and South America with Fransico de Cordoba. -
Oct 28, 1532
Expedition of Peru
Fransico Pizzaro made de Soto second in command on his expediition to explore and conquer Peru. -
Apr 6, 1538
Exploration of Florida
Hernando de Soto and his fleet departed Sanlucar Spain for the Americas. -
May 18, 1539
Expedition
Hernando and his men set out for Florida -
May 25, 1539
Tampa, Florida
Hernando and his men landed at Tampa Bay. -
Oct 10, 1540
de Soto in the land of Tuscaloosa
Hernando de Soto met chief Tuscaloosa and took him captive. -
Jun 18, 1541
Arkansas
Hernando de Soto arrived in Arkansas -
May 21, 1542
Death
Hernando de Soto died of a fever. He was buried in the Mississppi River.
