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de Soto, Hernando |
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de Soto, Hernando (c. 1496-1542)Spanish explorer who sailed with Pedro Arias de Avila (c. 1440-1531) to Darien, Central America, in 1519, explored the Yucatán Peninsula in 1528, and travelled with Francisco Pizarro in Peru 1530-35. In 1538 he was made governor of Cuba and Florida. In his expedition of 1539 he explored Florida, Georgia, and the Mississippi River.
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