In 1538 he was appointed governor of Cuba and Florida, but his expedition met resistance at Mauvila and he died in present-day Louisiana after seeing Tennessee and Arkansas.
He joined the West Indies expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila, and he eventually supplanted Gil González de Ávila as sole commander of the Nicaraguan slave-trading franchise. Serving under Pizarro against the Incas, he commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Cajamarca and became the Spanish envoy to Atahualpa. In 1538 he was appointed governor of Cuba and Florida, but his expedition met resistance at Mauvila and he died in present-day Louisiana after seeing Tennessee and Arkansas. For 10 points, name this Spanish explorer, the first European to see the Mississippi River.
He joined the West Indies expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila, and he eventually supplanted Gil González de Ávila as sole commander of the Nicaraguan slave-trading franchise.
Hernando {de Soto} [accept Fernando {de Soto}]