Hernando de Soto Gallipolis City Schools埃尔南多·索拉底城市学校.pptVIP

Hernando de Soto 1500?-1542 Early Life. Born c1500? in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He grew up in a poor family who wanted him to be a lawyer, but he wished to be an explore. He mostly wanted to grow up and explore the West Indies. Hernando invited to join Da`vila, governor of Darien, on his 1514 expedition to West Indies. Exploration On 1524 Hernando set sail for an expedition to Nicaragua, South America with Francisco de Cordoba. While in Nicaragua, de Soto engaged in the slave trade. Cordoba enlisted de Soto in an expedition to Peru (1531-1532). While exploring Peru’s highlands in