map of hernando de soto exploration

, ATLANTA—Archaeologists at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History have discovered unprecedented evidence that helps map Hernando de Soto's journey through the Southeast in 1540. De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton is a landmark commemorating the Tampa Bay landing of Hernando de Soto in 1539, starting the first major European exploration of the south. The visitor center ... When Spanish Conquistador Hernando de Soto stepped on the shores of Tampa Bay, Florida with visions of gold floating through his head, he had no mapped route, no idea of what lay in front of him and ... May 8 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes the first European colonizer to discover the Mississippi River. In 1909, President William Howard Taft ... The Roanoke Times: On , Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.

Hernando De Soto's route through Florida is as elusive to modern archaeologists as the gold the famed Spanish explorer sought throughout the southeastern United States. Ever since De Soto's 600 men ... MANATEE COUNTY — Historians disagree whether Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition came ashore at present-day Bradenton in 1539. Four hundred years later, however, the federal government ...