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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Hernando De Soto (1500? 1542)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Hernando de Soto's travels throughout Arkansas in his quest for gold and silver.
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Aas: The Expedition of Hernando De Soto in 16th Century Arkansas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an article from the Arkansas Archaeology Survey that traces a probable route of Hernando de Soto in what is now Arkansas. Evidence has been found especially in the Parkin site in northeast Arkansas.
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The Conquest of North America by Hernando De Soto, Coronado and Cabeza De Vaca

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the conquest of North America in the 1500s by the explorers Hernando de Soto, Vasquez de Coronado, and Cabeza de Vaca. The text has many embedded links to maps showing the routes they traveled as well as to additional information.
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University of South Florida

Exploring Florida: Hernando De Soto Arrives and Explores Florida

For Students 3rd - 8th
A description of Hernando de Soto's explorations, focusing primarily on his expedition in Florida.
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Brown Quarterly: Hernando De Soto Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto including a brief analysis of the effects his explorations in the southern portions of North America had on the natives of that region.
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National Park Service: De Soto National Memorial

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A description of Hernando De Soto's involvement in expeditions in the New World, hinting at but not fully describing his exploration of La Florida and much of the rest of southern North America prior to his deat.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Hernando De Soto Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Hernando de Soto, the first European to cross the Mississippi River.
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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando De Soto

For Students 3rd - 5th
A biography of Hernando De Soto (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. His group arrived at the river in 1541 during a search for gold. De Soto also took part in the Spanish...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Fernando De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c.1496/1497-May 21, 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...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: The Burial of De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c.1496/1497-May 21, 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...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Route of De Soto, 1539 1542

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the supposed route of Hernando de Soto's expedition taken from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. The map shows the winter quarters of the expedition in northern...
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Tennessee History for Kids: Part Two, Explorers and Long Hunters

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website provides information about two early explorers in Tennessee, Hernando de Soto and Daniel Boone.
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Arkansas Archeological Survey: First Encounters Native Tribes and Spaniards

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of early contacts and effects between the Native Americans of Arkansas and the Spaniards led by De Soto.
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Historical Museum of Southern Florida: Spanish Colonization of Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of the exploration and colonization of Florida by Spain as well as the eventual loss of Florida due to a transfer from Spain to the U.S. in exchange for debt payment. Hyperlinks lead to additional but brief information...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Route of De Soto, 1539 1542

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the supposed route of Hernando de Soto's expedition from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. This map, from 1907, shows a route that has been disputed in later years.
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Etc: De Soto's March From Tampa Bay to Mississippi, 1539 1542

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the route of Hernando de Soto's expedition taken from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. This map, from 1891, shows a route that has been disputed in later years.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernando De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
A famous Spanish navigator and conquistador
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernando De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
(1496-1542) A famous Spanish conquistador and navigator who explored Florida.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernando De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
A Spanish explorer and conquistador who was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Spain's Territorial Conquest in the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Spanish territorial conquest in the New World is the history of the succession of conquistadors who often overwhelmed native empires, but were sometimes overwhelmed themselves. Read about the conquistadors who came to the...
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American Journeys: Map of the Spanish Entrada Into North America [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Map showing the routes taken by fourteen Spanish explorers in the Americas between 1509 and 1543.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: 16th Century Settlements in Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the arrival of Europeans to Florida in the1500's and how the existing tribes of Native Americans were negatively affected.

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