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Hernando de Soto was born around 1497 in Extremadura, Spain, to parents who were both hidalgos, nobility of modest means. The region was poor and many people struggled to survive; young people looked for ways to seek their fortune elsewhere. He was born in the current province of Badajoz. [ 1] Three towns— Badajoz, Barcarrota and Jerez de los ...
The De Soto Explorer is a local newspaper for De Soto, Kansas, United States. The newspaper also maintains an online presence. History. On January 18, 2012, the newspaper announced the closure of the printing facility and the discontinuation of website updates, effectively closing the company.
A proposed route for the de Soto Expedition, based on Charles M. Hudson map of 1997. [1] This is a list of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition in the years 1539–1543. In May 1539, de Soto left Havana, Cuba, with nine ships, over 620 men and 220 surviving horses and landed at Charlotte Harbor, Florida. This began his ...
De Soto is a small city in Johnson and Leavenworth counties. The city is northwest of Olathe and is about a 30 minute drive from Kansas City proper. It also sits along the south bank of the Kansas ...
De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles (eight kilometers) west of Bradenton, Florida. The national memorial commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is now the southern United States .
De Soto, Kansas. / 38.96861°N 94.95500°W / 38.96861; -94.95500. De Soto / dəˈsoʊtoʊ / is a city along the Kansas River, in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, [ 1] and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,118, [ 3] and the 2021 estimate is 6,380.
De Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,449 at the 2020 census and the city is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Van Metre family were first to settle in 1803. The town was organized in 1857 and is named for the explorer Hernando De Soto, who claimed the Louisiana Territory for Spain. [ 4]
The park, which bears the name of 16th-century explorer Hernando de Soto, was developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The park then known as State Park No. 5 was established in 1935. When it was dedicated as Desoto State Park on May 24, 1939, it was the largest state park in Alabama. [4]