First european known to have crossed the mississippi river (2 wds.)?
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Herman de Soto
Mississippi River Hernando de Soto
First European to have crossed the mississippi river?
Hernando de Soto Mississippi River History of Randolph, Tennessee René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle DeSoto (automobile) Exploration of North America Hennepin Avenue Bridge Timeline of European exploration Verendrye brothers' journey to the Rocky Mountains List of explorers
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved 
in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula, and played an important 
role in Pizarro&#39;s conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for 
leading the <b>first</b> Spanish and <b>European</b> expedition deep ... He is the <b>first</b> 
<b>European</b> documented as having <b>crossed the Mississippi River</b>. The <b>Mississippi River</b> is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-
largest drainage ... Native Americans <b>have</b> lived along the <b>Mississippi River</b> and 
its tributaries for ... <b>Europeans</b> in the 16th century changed the native way of life 
as <b>first</b> explorers, ... The <b>first</b> railroad bridge <b>across the Mississippi</b> was built in 
1856. Randolph is an unincorporated rural community in Tipton County, Tennessee, 
United States, ... expedition deep into the territory of the modern United States 
and the <b>first European</b> documented to <b>have discovered the Mississippi River</b>. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle /ləˈsæl/ (November 22, 1643 – March 
19, 1687) was ... La Salle himself never claimed to <b>have discovered</b> the Ohio 
<b>River</b>. ... He was the <b>first European</b> to document and <b>cross</b> the <b>river</b>, though not 
traverse ... Marquette were the <b>first Europeans</b> to traverse the upper <b>Mississippi</b> in 
1673,&nbsp;... DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) is an American automobile marque that was 
manufactured and ... of the modern-day United States (Florida, Georgia, and 
Alabama), and was the <b>first</b> documented <b>European to have crossed the</b> 
<b>Mississippi River</b>. The exploration of North America by non-indigenous people was a continuing 
effort to map and explore the continent of North America. It spanned centuries, 
and consisted of efforts by numerous people and expeditions from various 
foreign countries to map the continent. See also the <b>European</b> colonization of the 
Americas. ... In 1683 Kino lead the <b>first European</b> overland <b>crossing</b> of Baja 
California. The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is the structure that carries Hennepin County State 
Aid Highway 52, Hennepin Avenue, <b>across the Mississippi River</b> in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, ... which opened as a toll bridge on January 23, 1855, is believed to 
<b>have</b> been the <b>first</b> permanent span <b>across the Mississippi</b> at any point. This timeline of <b>European</b> exploration lists major geographic discoveries and 
other firsts ... 1473 – Lopo Gonçalves is the <b>first European</b> sailor to <b>cross</b> the 
Equator. ... the Appalachians (over the Blue Ridge Mountains) and the 
<b>Mississippi River</b>. ... 1908–09 – Frederick Cook and Peary each claim to <b>have</b> 
reached the North&nbsp;... The Vérendrye brothers were the <b>first Europeans</b> to <b>cross</b> the northern Great 
Plains and see the ... The mountains they saw during their expeditions may <b>have</b> 
been the Big Horn Mountains of ... From about 1690 they expanded southwest 
into the <b>Mississippi River</b> basin hoping to bottle up the English along the Atlantic 
coast. The following is a list of explorers. Their common names, countries of origin (
modern and ... Diogo Cão is the <b>first European</b> to explore the Congo <b>River</b> and 
the west ... Vasco Núñez de Balboa is known for having <b>crossed</b> the Isthmus of 
Panama to ... René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle &middot; French, 17th, <b>Mississippi</b> 
embayment.
Hernando de Soto
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