Hernando de Soto expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hernando_de_Soto_expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:crossedRiver gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:deathPlaceOfLeader gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Gentleman_of_Elvas
gptkb:Luys_Hernández_de_Biedma
gptkb:Rodrigo_Ranjel
gptkbp:encounteredIndigenousPeoples gptkb:Chickasaw
gptkb:Apalachee
gptkb:Cofitachequi
gptkb:Mabila
gptkbp:endDate 1542
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:fateOfExpedition few survivors returned to Mexico City
gptkbp:firstEuropeanToCross gptkb:Mississippi_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hernando de Soto expedition
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Tampa_Bay
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Hernando_de_Soto
gptkbp:legacy introduction of European diseases
devastation of indigenous populations
mapping of southeastern North America
gptkbp:notableEvent first major European exploration of interior North America
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 600
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:colonialism
search for gold
gptkbp:resultedIn death of Hernando de Soto
gptkbp:route Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
gptkbp:shipUsed 9
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:startDate 1539
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tuscaloosa_(Choctaw_chief)
gptkb:Luis_de_Moscoso_Alvarado
gptkb:Tunica_tribe
gptkb:Luna_expedition_to_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7