By Conor and Cole 1539
Live from Florida we spot Hernando getting of his ship! Wow, talk about making history! Okay Conor, back to you.
Hernando de Soto was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. In his childhood he lived a life of poverty. When he was young, he was like any other boy in that time. His dad wanted him to be a lawyer but he wanted to explore. When he did start to explore, he first helped Pizarro make a conquest of the Incas. After that, he went on his own mission in the New World in 1539. This conquest was the one that made him famous and rich.
He wanted to find gold, but he didn’t find any. He went to fight the Incas to get to the gold. He took lots of trips. On one of the trips, he got lots of money. The routes he took were going past present day Peru. He did get extremely rich. He didn’t die in battle, but he died of fever at the age of 39. Hernando was a brave and vicious man. He attacked many native tribes on his attempt to capture the new world. De Soto, allied with the Acute tribe, attacked many other tribes, but the native people attacked too. The Timucuan led multiple hit and run attacks on the Spanish. But don’t think Hernando de Soto allied with every Indian he saw, he usually killed them if they weren't his ally. Hernando was very brave, But he was responsible for the destruction of most of the south eastern tribes.
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