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Hernando de Soto
De Soto by Telfer & Sartain
Historical Figure
Nationality: Spanish
Year of Birth: c. 1496/97
Year of Death: May 21, 1542
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Religion: Catholicism
Occupation: Explorer and conquistador
Fictional Appearances:
Time Spike
POD: C. 135 million years ago.
Appearance(s): Time Spike
Type of Appearance: Direct
Cause of Death: Eaten by an allosaur



Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.

A vast undertaking, de Soto's North American expedition ranged throughout the southeastern United States searching for gold, silver and a passage to China. De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the Mississippi River in Arkansas or Louisiana.

Hernando de Soto in Time Spike[]

In 1541, Hernando de Soto, along with much of his expedition, was caught in the event known as the "Time Spike" and taken back to the early Cretaceous period. DeSoto apparently could not accept that the strange creatures he encountered were not demons of some sort, and met his end when he attempted to charge an allosaur.

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