Hernando de Soto expedition

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The Hernando de Soto expedition was a 16th-century Spanish exploration and conquest venture through what is now the southeastern United States, seeking riches and new territories for the Spanish Crown.

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instanceOf 16th-century exploration ⓘ
Spanish exploration expedition ⓘ
arrivalYearInFlorida 1539 ⓘ
caused spread of Old World diseases ⓘ
widespread Indigenous casualties ⓘ
conflictType conquest and exploration campaign ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
crossedRiver Mississippi River ⓘ
deathOfLeader Hernando de Soto ⓘ
departurePort Havana ⓘ
documentationSource Spanish chronicles ⓘ
accounts by expedition members ⓘ
economicGoal search for gold ⓘ
search for other valuables ⓘ
search for silver ⓘ
encountered Apalachee people ⓘ
Coosa chiefdom ⓘ
Mississippian chiefdoms ⓘ
Natchez-related groups ⓘ
Timucua peoples ⓘ
linked to: Timucua

Tuscaloosa chiefdom ⓘ
endDate 1542 ⓘ
engagedIn battles with Indigenous peoples ⓘ
era Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
firstDocumentedEuropeanCrossingOf Mississippi River ⓘ
historicalImpact first extensive European exploration of the interior of the southeastern United States ⓘ
significant disruption of Indigenous societies in the Southeast ⓘ
included artisans ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry soldiers ⓘ
priests ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
landfallLocation Tampa Bay ⓘ
linked to: Tampa Bay area
leader Hernando de Soto ⓘ
mainGoal search for riches ⓘ
territorial expansion for Spain ⓘ
partOf Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
placeOfLeaderDeath near the Mississippi River ⓘ
politicalGoal claim territory for Spain ⓘ
regionExplored present-day Alabama ⓘ
present-day Arkansas ⓘ
present-day Florida ⓘ
present-day Georgia ⓘ
present-day Louisiana ⓘ
present-day Mississippi ⓘ
present-day North Carolina ⓘ
present-day South Carolina ⓘ
present-day Tennessee ⓘ
present-day Texas ⓘ
southeastern North America ⓘ
result limited immediate economic success ⓘ
no major mineral wealth discovered ⓘ
sizeOfForce approximately 600 men ⓘ
sponsor Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Crown of Spain
startDate 1539 ⓘ
used crossbows ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
horses ⓘ
steel weapons ⓘ
war dogs ⓘ
yearOfLeaderDeath 1542 ⓘ

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Battle of Mabila → partOf → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Tuskaloosa → encountered → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Safety Harbor culture → contactEvent → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Safety Harbor archaeological culture → encounteredBy → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Tunica peoples → encounteredBy → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Native American forces of Chief Tuskaloosa → conflict → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Battle of Mabila → partOf → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Mabila
Battle of Mabila → conflictBetween → Hernando de Soto’s Spanish expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Mabila
linked to: Hernando de Soto expedition
Battle of Mavilla → partOf → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ
Battle of Mavilla → combatant → Hernando de Soto’s expedition ⓘ
linked to: Hernando de Soto expedition
Battle of Mavilla → precededBy → march of Hernando de Soto through the Southeast ⓘ
linked to: Hernando de Soto expedition
De Soto National Memorial → commemorates → Hernando de Soto Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Hernando de Soto expedition
De Soto National Memorial → hasAnnualEvent → De Soto landing reenactment ⓘ
linked to: Hernando de Soto expedition
Anhaica → associatedWithEvent → Hernando de Soto expedition ⓘ