- Catholic Encyclopedia: Hernando de Soto
About the explorer and conqueror who died on the banks of the Mississippi in the latter part of June, 1542.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/04753a.htm
- Wikipedia: Hernando de Soto
Hyperlinked article about the Spanish explorer and his 1538-1542 expedition across Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto_%28explorer%29
- De Soto National Memorial
Preserves the history of Hernando de Soto's four-year odyssey and its significance in American history. Includes history, information on facilities and activities, and news.
www.nps.gov/deso
- Hernando DeSoto's Trails Through North America
With a new theory about his route and a description of the consequences for the natives.
www.vaca.com/inset44.html
- Letters on the Texas Explorers: Hernando de Soto
Letter in which a San Antonio, Texas history buff tells a student in East Texas about de Soto and his importance.
www.rice.edu/armadillo/Projects/desoto.html
- Who is Hernando de Soto?
Excerpt from Volume 1 of Our Country, which was published in the late 1800s.
www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/whoisher_cb.html
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