[DOC] [TLE] De Soto reaches the Mississippi - May 08, 1541 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On May 8, 1541, south of present-day Memphis, Tennessee, Spanish 
conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, one of the first 
European explorers to ever do so. After building flatboats, de Soto and his 400 
ragged troops crossed the great ... In 1532, he joined Francisco Pizarro in the 
conquest of Peru. [DOC] [TLE] Hernando de Soto - Wikipedia [PAR] Hernando de Soto (c. 1495  May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and 
conquistador who led ... De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the Mississippi 
River in what is now ... Bringing his own men on ships which he hired, de Soto 
joined Francisco ..... On May 8, 1541, de Soto's troops reached the Mississippi 
River (Alonso... [DOC] [TLE] De Soto's discovery of the Mississippi, 1541 | The Gilder Lehrman ... [PAR] In June 1543, they sailed down the Mississippi River in seven boats, which sailed 
into the Gulf of Mexico six weeks later with ... This engraving depicts Hernando 
de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez on May 8, 
1541. ... Completed just a few years after the end of the Mexican-American War... [DOC] [TLE] The Passion Of Hernando De Soto | American History Lives at ... [PAR] Before the days of the explorers, the Mississippi was an Indian river. ... of the river 
he discovered, unfolds like the plot in a Spanish book of chivalry. .... Naturally, it 
would take several weeks' marching to reach this glittering prize, but he, ..... The 
date was Sunday, May 8, 1541, and the army had been in the field for two years. [DOC] [TLE] DeSoto Bridge, Saint Cloud, MN - John A. Weeks III [PAR] It is known that Hernando de Soto was the first European to take credit for seeing 
the Mississippi River on May 8, 1541. After milling around the river for about a... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Explorers and Settlers: Historic Places Commemorating ... [PAR] The following year, the Spanish, after founding St. Augustine, captured and ... De 
Soto's discovery of the Mississippi, in 1541, is romantically portrayed in this ... the 
Consulting Committee for the National Survey of Historic Sites and Build- ings. 
...... a north- west direction and on May 8, 1541, discovered the Mississippi River. [DOC] [TLE] Pierre LeMoyne d' Iberville: Discoverer of the Mississippi Gulf Coast [PAR] Therefore, finding the entrance to the mouth of the Mississippi River became 
paramount. ... Landing in Florida in May of 1539, de Soto and his men moved 
overland ... On January 27, 1699, after skirting the coast of Florida for a few days, 
... About 8 pm, my brother came back to the ship in the felucca to inform me that,... [DOC] [TLE] Mississippi River [PAR] none Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana (2006) ... In areas where the 
Mississippi is a flowing river, it exceeds one mile (1.6 km) in width in several 
places in ... Two weeks after the bridge opened, the steamboat Effie Afton 
rammed part of the .... On May 8, 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto 
became the first... [DOC] [TLE] History of Keokuk | City of Keokuk [PAR] For years the citizens of Keokuk, Iowa had been dreaming of creating a river 
museum ... Prior to the construction of the dam across the Mississippi River, the 
first and .... In 1493, after Columbus had discovered the New World, the Pope 
granted to the ..... In the end he had to take the building and ground and to 
assume the... [DOC] [TLE] Great American Get-Together on the Mississippi - Road Scholar [PAR] Join lifelong learners from around the country for a special week navigating the 
Upper Mississippi River and the scenic Great River Road. Experience the Mighty
... [DOC] [TLE] May 2009 - RiverBill's [PAR] May 19, 2009 ... Work To Close Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet 87% Complete. ... Tennessee Man 
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Question: After discovering the MIssissippi River on May 8, 1541, he took several weeks to build barges to cross it
Answer: De Soto