The Spanish conqueror and explorer Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) participated in the conquest of Peru, explored the southeastern part of the United States, and was the first white man to cross the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto was born at Jerez de...

Hernando de Soto Born c. 1500, Extremadura, Spain Died May 21, 1542, Mississippi River By 1539, when his expedition sailed along the coast of Florida, Hernando de Soto was already a seasoned explorer and a wealthy man. He had been drawn to the North...

1496-1542 Spanish Conquistador, Explorer, and Mariner Hernando, known also as Fernando, de Soto was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He spent nearly all of his youth at his family manor house, but at 17 he told his father of his desire to go to...

By the end of the first third of the sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors and explorers had already claimed substantial lands in the New World. These ventures had yielded the "discovery" of new fruits, exotic spices, and whole...

c. 1500 Extremadura, Spain May 21, 1542 Mississippi River First Spanish explorer in the southeastern United States When the Spanish adventurer Hernando de Soto led an expedition along the western coast of Florida in 1539, he was already a seasoned...

Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497[1]–May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition to the territory of the modern-day United States, was the first European to discover the Mississippi...

Byline: George Gurley Hernando de Soto: a Savage Quest in the Americas By David Ewing Duncan. Crown. 570 pages. $40. Nearly five centuries ago, a few brazen Spaniards - including Cortes, Balboa and Pizarro - escaped the desolate province...

Status: Economic consultant to the rich and powerful Reputation: Market maverick. Theorist of people's capitalism. Saviour of the poor. Hernando de Soto is a man in much demand. He and his idea of a 'people's capitalism' have brought him consulting gigs...

Today is Tuesday, May 8, the 128th day of 2007. There are 237 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 8, 1945, President Truman announced in a radio address that World War II had ended in Europe.On this date:In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando...

Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.On...