may 8, 1541 - Hernando de Soto
Crossing the Mississippi
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He and his men traveled throughout the region that would become the southeastern United States in search of riches, fighting off Native American attacks along the way. De Soto and his men became the first Europeans to encounter the great Mississippi River and cross it.
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pre revolution 1490- 1769
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