Hernando De Soto Jeffrey Jolie

• De Soto was born about 1500,in Barcarrota Spain.

• De Soto fell ill and died of a fever in 1542.

De Soto’ s gold

• One of the most famous gold seekers in history was De Soto.

• De Soto was rich from Incan gold and wanted to colonize with North America

De Soto led

• De Soto led the first Europeans into America in 1540 at age 39.

• His fleet of 9 ships carried supplies, pigs, horses, war dogs, and 600 conquistadors, accompanied by tailors, shoe makers, stocking makers, noties, trumpeters,friars, servants, slaves and two women.

When De Soto sailed

• When he was 19 he sailed to the new world with Pedrarias Davila, governor of Darien.

• He be came a ruthless soldier whose men feared his temper but admired his horsemanship

De Soto went to Florida

• The Spaniards did not know the country north of Florida.

• On May 30,1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay in Florida.

Mississippi River

• De Soto first saw the Mississippi River at the present site of Memphis in spring of 1541, one year before his death.

• De Soto forced the Indians to furnish supplies, killed their chiefs until they told them where gold was.

What a failure

• In the view of the Spanish Crown, De Soto’s expedition was a failure.

• It resulted in no new settlements,and no riches were discovered.

First Christmas

• October 1539 De Soto and his entrada occupied the native village of Anhaica.

• December 25,1539 as devout catholics De Soto and his celebrated the first Christmas Mass in what would become United States.

• When was he born?• When did he die?• When was his first

Christmas?• What was his famous

seek about?

• De Soto was born in the 1500.

• He died in 1542.

• His first Christmas was in 1539.

• His seek was about gold.