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De Soto’ s gold
• One of the most famous gold seekers in history was De Soto.
• De Soto was rich from Incan gold and wanted to colonize with North America
De Soto led
• De Soto led the first Europeans into America in 1540 at age 39.
• His fleet of 9 ships carried supplies, pigs, horses, war dogs, and 600 conquistadors, accompanied by tailors, shoe makers, stocking makers, noties, trumpeters,friars, servants, slaves and two women.
When De Soto sailed
• When he was 19 he sailed to the new world with Pedrarias Davila, governor of Darien.
• He be came a ruthless soldier whose men feared his temper but admired his horsemanship
De Soto went to Florida
• The Spaniards did not know the country north of Florida.
• On May 30,1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay in Florida.
Mississippi River
• De Soto first saw the Mississippi River at the present site of Memphis in spring of 1541, one year before his death.
• De Soto forced the Indians to furnish supplies, killed their chiefs until they told them where gold was.
What a failure
• In the view of the Spanish Crown, De Soto’s expedition was a failure.
• It resulted in no new settlements,and no riches were discovered.
First Christmas
• October 1539 De Soto and his entrada occupied the native village of Anhaica.
• December 25,1539 as devout catholics De Soto and his celebrated the first Christmas Mass in what would become United States.
• When was he born?• When did he die?• When was his first
Christmas?• What was his famous
seek about?