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Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando De Soto

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A biography of Hernando De Soto (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. His group arrived at the river in 1541 during a search for gold. De Soto also took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in South America during the 1530's. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.

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