De Soto Reaches the Mississippi River - May 8, 1541
Today in History, conquistador Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. He was one of the first Europeans ever to do so.
De Soto explored the area of the future United States in hope of becoming rich from gold and silver, but that never happened. He became wealthy because of the Indian slave trade. De Soto came down with a fever a year after he reached the Mississippi, and died. His body was buried in the river.
Source : History.com-De Soto Reaches the Mississippi May 8 1541
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