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c. 1500 - 1542Life of the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto.
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1514Hernando de Soto sails for Panama.
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1517Hernando de Soto explores Colombia.
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1524Hernando de Soto joins an expedition led by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba bound for what is today Nicaragua.
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1532Hernando de Soto is a key commander in the army of conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro which conquers the Inca civilization.
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Dec 1535The conquistador Hernando de Soto leaves the Americas and returns to Spain.
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1537Hernando de Soto is made a Knight of Santiago, the governor of Cuba, and awarded the status of adelantado for North American exploration.
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1539 - 1542The spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto leads an expedition of discovery and conquest in Florida and the southwestern part North America.
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21 May 1542The Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto dies near Natchez and his body is comitted to the Mississippi River.
