1. Hernando De Soto By: Kendall and Livi

2. Background Hernando was born in 1500, he was born in Jerez De Los Caballeros, Spain. Sadly, Hernando died from a fever on May 21 st 1542. Hernando started exploring in 1528. He started to explore the state we now call Mississippi. On the way Hernando decided to explore a little part of Florida.

3. Sponsor Hernando explored for Spain

4. Routes While Hernando was in Mississippi, he decided to explore the Mississippi River. This is the route that Hernando traveled through: He went through Texas, Natchez, Tallahassee, but he didn’t make it back to Cuba because he died in Mississippi.

5. Questions ??????????? Q= Was Hernando a good or bad man? A= Some people say that Hernando was a very bad man because he would take the native Americans and he held them for hostage. Q= Was Hernando ever married? A= Yes, Hernando was married to Isabel De Bobadilla and he had no kids at all.

6. Sources PB works.com Biography.com NNDB.com

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