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What Spanish explorer was Governor of Cuba and came to explore Florida in 1539?

De Soto, Tampa Bay 

(__________, Tampa Bay, ca. 1853, Credit: HistoryMiami)

When Columbus returned to Spain after landing for the first time in North America, he brought with him tales of his adventures.  Columbus’ tales of great wealth set off a rush of European Exploration of the new continent.  One of the major nations in exploration was Spain.

 A. Hernando De Soto

Posted at 06:00 AM on January 20, 2011 | Permalink

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