Renaissance · North America · Exploration

1539

Hernando de Soto Lands in Florida

1539

Veteran of Pizarro's Andean conquest and hungry for an empire of his own, Hernando de Soto waded ashore on the Gulf coast of Florida with six hundred men and two hundred horses. For the next three years he would march through the southeastern forests, looting towns and spreading disease wherever he went.

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Before and after in North America

Before: April 20, 1534: Cartier Enters the Saint Lawrence
After: 1540: Coronado Marches for Cibola

Before and after in Exploration

Before: April 20, 1534: Cartier Enters the Saint Lawrence
After: 1540: Coronado Marches for Cibola

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Hernando de Soto