Hernando de Soto

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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish-born explorer and conqueror who landed in present-day Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1539 and came to the Georgia area in 1540. Chroniclers of the expedition described the Coosa River valley in glowing terms.

Courtesy of Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia.

Hernando de Soto

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