Known for leading the first European expedition to discover—and cross—the Mississippi River, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was a fierce explorer, who was involved in many conflicts with the Native Americans who lived in the lands he explored and conquered. This insightful book describes his career including his part in the Spanish conquests of Central America and Peru, making first contact with the Inca emperor Atahuallpa, being made the governor of Cuba, and his expedition to the Mississippi.
