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Hernando de Soto

1500 - 1542

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Hernando de Soto (; Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hernando de Soto has received more than 2,098,572 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Hernando de Soto is the 67th most popular explorer (down from 55th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Spain (down from 161st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who is most famous for exploring the Mississippi River.

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  • 62

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hernando de Soto ranks 67 out of 405. Before him are James Clark Ross, Nikolay Przhevalsky, John Davis, Antonio Pigafetta, William Dampier, and Lope de Aguirre. After him are Diego Columbus, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Alonso de Ojeda, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Davy Crockett, and Willem Janszoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Hernando de Soto ranks 10. Before him are Benvenuto Cellini, Fatma Sultan, Gülfem Hatun, Wu Cheng'en, Lala Mustafa Pasha, and Bartolomeo Eustachi. After him are Al-Mutawakkil III, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, John of Ávila, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Reginald Pole, and Afanasy Nikitin. Among people deceased in 1542, Hernando de Soto ranks 5. Before him are Catherine Howard, Lisa del Giocondo, James V of Scotland, and 2nd Dalai Lama. After him are Lapu-Lapu, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, and Cristóvão da Gama.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Hernando de Soto ranks 234 out of 2,932. Before him are Jordi Savall (1941), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Xavi (1980), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Lope de Aguirre (1518), and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114). After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Kane (1967), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), and Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Hernando de Soto ranks 9. Before him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), and Lope de Aguirre (1518). After him are Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488).

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