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Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) was a Spanish conquistador who fought in Panama and Nicaragua and accompanied Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) in the conquest of the Inca civilization in Peru. He famously explored North America, including the Mississippi River where he died in 1542 never having found the fabled golden cities that had driven him on for four years of exploration.

Hernando de Soto's Expedition to La Florida (1539-1542)

The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) landed on the west coast of Florida on 30 May 1539, hoping to find wealthy kingdoms to conquer and plunder. His crew journeyed for over four years in southeastern North America, savaging the local peoples, but ultimately returned home empty-handed. They found the region to be filled with dozens of strong agricultural societies, but there were no rich, glittering states to vanquish.

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) était un conquistador espagnol qui combattit au Panama et au Nicaragua et accompagna Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) dans la conquête de la civilisation inca au Pérou. Il explora l'Amérique du Nord, y compris le fleuve Mississippi, où il mourut en 1542 sans avoir trouvé les légendaires cités d'or qui l'avaient poussé à poursuivre ses quatre années d'exploration.

Dr. Max Grivno

University of Southern Mississippi

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Max Grivno, faculty member of University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, will talk about Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto at the November meeting of the Natchez Historical Society.

Grivno’s presentation is titled, "Hernando De Soto and the First European Contact with the Mississippi Civilization of the Lower Mississippi Valley." It will be given at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerce St. The program will follow a social time set for 6:30 p.m.

Grivno said he is happy to be speaking again before the NHS.

“The lecture covers an important, but often overlooked, period in the region's history,” he said. “It shows not only the devastation caused by De Soto's raid in the southeast, but also considers how Native people built new societies in its aftermath."

Grivno is an associate professor at USM. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Maryland-College Park, where he also earned his master’s degree. Grivno completed his bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf College.

Grivno is the author of Gleanings of Freedom: Free and Slave Labor along the Mason-Dixon Line, 1790-1860 (University of Illinois Press, 2011); and Historic Resource Study, Ferry Hill Plantation (Forgotten Books, 2017). In addition to Mississippi History, his expertise is in Antebellum South, Slavery, Economic and Labor History.

For more information, visit http://natchezhistoricalsociety.org/67001.html.

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) fue un conquistador español que luchó en Panamá y Nicaragua y acompañó a Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) en la conquista de la civilización inca en Perú. Es famoso por haber explorado América del Norte, incluido el río Misisipi, donde murió en 1542 sin haber encontrado las legendarias ciudades de oro que lo habían impulsado a explorar durante cuatro años.

Expédition d'Hernando de Soto en Floride

L'explorateur espagnol Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) débarqua sur la côte ouest de la Floride le 30 mai 1539, avec l'espoir d'y trouver de riches royaumes à conquérir et à piller. Lui et son équipage voyagèrent pendant plus de quatre ans dans le sud-est de l'Amérique du Nord, massacrant les populations locales, mais ils finirent par rentrer chez eux les mains vides. Ils découvrirent que la région était remplie de dizaines d'importantes sociétés agricoles, mais qu'il n'y avait pas de riches États étincelants à vaincre.