Hernando De Soto was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador. He was born on October 21, 1496 in Extremadura, Spain. Hernando led the first European expedition deep into the territory of modern-day United States and he was the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River. Hernando De Soto’s expeditions were carried out order to discover and search for gold, silver and a passage to China. One of Hernando’s most extensive trips was a vast North American expedition, which went throughout the Southeastern United in search for gold and silver. In 1530, Hernado became a council member of Leon, Nicaragua. With his men, he led expeditions up the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in search of a passage through the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Hernando embarked on a …show more content…
exploration from Nicaragua to enable trade in a place named Orient, which at the time was the richest market in the world. Hernado and his crew failed the expedition and in anger left the estates he had acquired over his time in Nicaragua.
De Soto was then supported and shortly joined Francisco Pizzaro who was another explorer and conquistador, shortly after meeting Pizzarro they started sailing to present day Peru. Once they had started on there expeditition together Pizzaro in short time made De Soto one of his captains. After the explorers had sailed and landed in Peru, they were attacked and escorted by the Inca army which was led by Atahualpa in an area called Cajamarca. Pizzarro then ordered De Soto and a handful of his men to arrange a meeting with Atahualpa, his preposition of a meeting did not go well in this case. Which is why Pizzaro’s men attacked Atahualpa and his guards the next day, this battle was called the Battle of Cajamarca. The battle succeeded for the Spanish force and Atahualpa was taken in custody by the Spanish. Since Pizzaro’s men had only attacked Atahualphas guards, Hernando traveled with Pizzaro’s men to the camp on the Incan army, where he and his men attacked the tents on the Incan army and after defeating the men, the Spanish held Atahualpa captive in Cajamarca for
months. By Atahualpa orders to his men, he hoped the Spanish would release him by giving them gold and silver because that is what the Spanish had seemed to come for. So his men paid for his hopeful release by filling a room with objects of gold and silver. By the time the men had filled up to the amount of his ransom in gold and silver the Spanish were then warned of an Incan army coming into Cajamarca. After Pizzaro heard of the warnings he sent De Soto with 200 soldiers to scout in order to establish whether to rumors of an advancing army were true. Meanwhile back in Cajamarca the rest of the Spanish decided to kill Atahualpa in order to prevent the heights of his rescue. De Soto came back and reported that there was no sign of an army in their area. After they had killed Atahupha, the Spanish headed to the capital on the Incan Empire, called Cuzco. The men attacked the Incan men of Cuzco and in the night, the Incan men drew away in escape. Due to this great stepping stone in there expedition De Soto received a great deal of riches in the form of gold and silver. This made him very wealthy and powerful. By 1534, was serving a very high position in Cuzco but after all the arguing for who would be leader of Chile which was the Southern part of the Incan Empire, Hernando de Soto packed up all his treasure and riches and returned to Spain in 1539 after being refused as leader. After all the exploration that De Soto went through with Pizzaro and his men, at least he had a great experience to take away from it, plus he was laden with riches to take back to Spain with him. The discovery of present day Peru was important to De Soto even though he did not achieve to be the leader of the Incan’s. His supporter in this exploration, which was Pizzaro, treated him well and expanded De Soto’s experiences as an explorer. In the library of Congress Hernando has been forever remembered as one of the discoverers and conquerors of Peru. After returning to Spain Hernando De Soto embarked on a few more explorations with his men, which were all over South Americas. He died in the middle of an expedition on May 21, 1542; he made his field commander carry out his expedition for him. The men were all there in search of colonization for the Spanish but after his death were unsuccessful. They then headed of towards Texas. Hernando de Soto was an amazing explorer and was determined and successfully worked up to his death bed, he lived a very honorable life.
Dia de los reyes magos is on Jan. 5 - Feb. 2 and the day is about the 3 wisemen, But January the 6th is the special day in Mexico….. this day represents the height of the Christmas season. This celebration is where it is stated that the kings, Melchor, Gaspar, and Balthasar, traveled by night all the way from the farthest confines of the Earth to bring gifts to Jesus, whom they recognized as the Son of God. As well as regal, the Three Kings are depicted as wise men, whose very wisdom is proved by their acknowledgement of Christ's divine status. Arrived from three different directions, the kings followed the light provided by the star of Bethlehem, which reportedly lingered over the manger where the Virgin Mary gave birth for many days. In
Hernan Cortes, one of the most looked upon leaders of Spain, was an explorer who had claimed Mexico for Spain, back in the early 1500’s. Cortes was born in Medellin, Spain in 1485. He came from a lesser noble family. According to some reports, he studied at the University of Salamanca for some time. In search for a fortune, in 1504, Cortés left Spain for New World. He traveled to the island of Santo Domingo. After settling in the new town of Azúa, Cortés served as a notary. After gaining some experience about the government and exploration under Diego Velazquez for Cuba in 1511, Cortes decided to lead his own expedition to Mexico.
Many countries have the pleasure of celebrating Independence Days. These historic holidays are filled with nationalistic celebrations and delicious traditional food. In Chile, the natives celebrate their break from Spain with Fiestas Patrias. In Mexico, the president begins the celebration by ringing a bell and reciting the “Grito de Dolores” and he ends his speech by saying “Viva Mexico” three times.
	Don Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish conqueror and explorer. He was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos, Spain. Ponce de Leon lived during an age of great discovery and excitement. Ponce de Leon is well known, claiming and naming what is now Florida, the discovery of Puerto Rico, and his never-ending search for the old time classic, the Fountain of Youth!
Francisco Pizarro, Born in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain, in 1471. He was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez, Francisco did not know how to read or write. He had little education throughout his life. His father was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail. Pizarro set sail to Urabi. He lost many men during his explorations. He went to Cartagena, where he met another explorer named Balboa and they became close friends. When Balboa was beheaded by his successor, Pedrarias Davila, Pizarro followed another explorer along the Pacific coast. He went on another exploration into the territory of the around present day Costa Rica.
Slide 3- on the new expedition Pizarro brought with him a man by the name of Diego de Almargo in 1532 and used Ecuador as the staging point for new invasion of Inca Empire.
Panfio de Narvaez led the expedition in 1528 to the Mississippi River mouth. Years had passed and Hernando de Soto did something similar, traveling to the north and the western states of Mississippi then migrated to the Mississippi River traveling to the Gulf of Mexico where they begin to experience great interest in Louisiana. In the 17th century, French and French Canadians were in search of the ability to rule and control the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast, also looking for religion and commercial operations. France claimed many states on both sides of the Mississippi river in order to trade wi...
For many years’ native people of the North America lived in peaceful in their homelands. However, one day the lives of the Native Americans would come to an upsetting stop. In June of 1540, Hernando De Soto, a Spanish explorer to led the first European expedition deep into the United States mainland in search of god, glory and gold. Hernando set to out to conquer the empire and to capture the Aztecs, .On his next journey out as govern, he encountered the native’s people. From that day forward, natives would adapt to the settlers ways and even involved themselves in wars.
De Soto was born somewhere around the year 1500 in Jerez de los Caballeros in Extremadura in what is now Spain (Milanich & Hudson 26). Contemporaries of de Soto would include Cortez, Balboa, and Francisco Pizzaro with whom he would share a great adventure. De Soto's ancestors had been part of the reconquista and as aristocrats many had been knighted for their part in driving the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula (Milanich & Hudson 26). Hernando would have played no part in the expulsion of the Moors; however, family legacy would have played no small part in developing his frame of reference. It is thought that by the time do Soto was fourteen he was on his way to the new world.
First to start out, we should get some facts straight. A conquistador is basically a Spanish conqueror. Their main goals were to search for gold and other riches from the Caribbean and draw them back to the mainland. The absolute most important conquistador in all of history is Hernan Cortes.
In "Like Mexicans" by Gary Soto, it begins with the statement, “Again I dream” and then further explains a descriptive detail of a meal that only existed through his mind of imagination because of his economic stance. One of the primary points in the poem is the critique of poverty stricken culture of several Mexican and Mexican-American families. An example of the most compelling lines of the poem is his concluding two lines: “let the day end and us begin, the fork, the knife, the plate, all useless.” The selection of words highlights a compelling portrait of himself fantasizing the world where hunger is not prevalent to him, but shortly understands it was an escape and represents a harsh reality of no purpose to have kitchen utensils because
Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 discovered Florida and was later met by a southern Indian tribe that would cut Leon’s triumphant moment short. A second attempt to colonize in America was led unsuccessful by Panfilo de Norvaez in 1528. Many men were lost at sea and others were among the Indian people. The first Spanish expedition in 1539 to what would later be known as Florida was an invasion that would be soon attacked twice by natives. Herman de Soto and his group of men in 1542 were defeated along with the rest of the Spanish attempts. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was another explorer in 1540 that attempted to bring back any rare goods to Spain. The army traveled through the southwest and to the Great Plains, returning empty-handed.
Francisco Pizarro: Spanish explorer who changed the lives of the Inca civilization, nowadays Peru. Hernán Cortés: Spanish explorer who changed the lives of the Aztec civilization, nowadays central Mexico.
In 1513, an explorer named Juan Garrido came to Florida. He went to places like California and Mexico with a man named Cortez. About 20 years later, another man named Esteban the Moor crossed a Texas desert. He was one of four survivors from an expedition that went wrong. They were among the first explorers who found hope and opportunity here, but things were about to change.
The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro is probably most well known for his conquest of the Incan Empire. Though his humble origins as an illegitimate son to a pig farmer should have normally left him in the lower class, Pizarro traveled to the New World and there acquired great wealth, eventually becoming governor of Lima, Peru, where he was assassinated by a competing family.