Hernando De Soto Book Report

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Monday We finally get to stop from our long journey in search of gold and silver in the American wilderness. My leader is Hernando De Soto a Spanish explorer who has lead several successful expeditions. He is a very determined and driven man letting nothing get in his way. He was born October 21,1496 in Extremadura, Spain. He first came to the New World in 1541. He went on to explore Central America and accumulated a considerable amount of wealth through Indian slave trade. After growing restless back in Spain, he was given the right to conquer Florida and the North American Mainland. In late May 1539, Hernando landed on the West coast of Florida where we all started on this journey. It was Tuesday on May 1541, and we have reached the Mississippi River. There are times it’s so hard to keep going, we have 600 soldiers, servants, priests, women, horses, mules, pigs, and wardogs. We must accommodate all of these people and animals. So we are in hope to obtain large amounts of food and supplies to accommodate all of us. We have to cross the Mississippi River tonight to avoid being seen by armed Native Americans who patrol the river. …show more content…

In the beginning of our journey Hernando De Soto has seem to trick the Natives by telling them he is the “son of the sun”. They believed him because he promised to bring rain and the next day rain did appear. He tricked them to have a good relationship with the Natives and to get food. We got to spend some time in this Native City. There were crops all around, the village was surrounded by a circle fence. They also have a Watering area on the back side of the village. It was nice to get some peaceful rest and plenty of water and food. These American Natives did things very different. They caught fish by using weapons. They grew a lot of crops like corn and squash. Their houses were built with tree branches and

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