SPANISH/SPAIN EXPLORERS

HERNANDO DE SOTO

• Spain explorer
• explored Florida and southeastern US.
• Discovered the Mississippi River

HERNANDO LIVED IN SPAIN

THIS IS THE ROUTE HERNANDO TOOK

ISABELLE I OF CASTILE

ISABELLE OF CASTILES

• allowed the country to free itself from Moorish rule.
• Isabella became queen in 1474
• She discovered
• Expulsion of the Jews and Muslims from Spanish territory

FRANCISCO VASQUEZ

• Spanish explorer
• Spanish ruler
• Conquistador
• He was the first to explore north Americas south west