hernando desoto
Hernando DeSoto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He was to first person to have been able to cross the Mississippian River. Hernando DeSoto was also born to parents who were hildalgos. Two towns called Badajoz and Barcarrota claim to be his birthplace. Hernando DeSoto was influenced to explore areas by an explorer named Juan Ponce de Leon. While exploring Georgia, Hernando DeSoto and his members started to lose supplies therefore having a hard time exploring Georgia. He died in 1542.