#OnThisDay, May 21, 1542, Hernando de Soto died ...

Death. De Soto died of a fever on 21 May 1542, in the native village of Guachoya. Historical sources disagree as to whether de Soto died near present-day Lake ...

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Turning back to the Mississippi, de Soto died of a fever on its banks on May 21, 1542. The Spaniards, now under the command of Luis de Moscoso Alvarado, ...

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Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto died of a fever while searching for gold in Florida and the territory north of the Gulf of Mexico.

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The governor died on May 21, 1542, of fever. In order to perpetuate the deception of having the Indians believe he was a god, expedition members ...

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According to one source, de Soto's men hid his corpse in blankets weighted with sand and sank it in the middle of the Mississippi River during ...

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He died on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana. Members of his crew sank his body in the river that he had discovered. By that time, almost ...

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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died of fever at “Guachoya,” believed to be modern-day Lake Village in Chicot County.

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Continuing his quest for gold, De Soto reached the Mississippi River where he died from fever in May, 1542. Tips for Finding This Marker: At the ...

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by H de Soto — It was not long after the return crossing the de Soto was struck with a fever and fell deathly ill. He never recovered. Hernando de Soto died May 21, 1542.

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