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Gold-

Hernando's main reason of exploring was Gold, in 1532 he was in search of greater riches, and land for his country Spain. This is much like Cortez and his conquers, when then found the Aztecs civilization. They began to become thirsty for their land and riches. Their main cities were twice as big as any european cities. When the Aztecs sent away the spanish. They retaliated, Cortez and his men concored what is now modern day Mexico. Hernando and his men were much like this in the sense of them both in search of riches, and land for spain. Cortez and his conquers, took over what is now Mexico and Hernando and his men conquered what is Peru today for spain. If someone was to discover and conquer other countries like Hernando and Cortez, they would have huge consequences. This is like WW2. Germany was trying to conquer more and more land to be own and rules by hitler and his Natzi army. Most of the world came together to fight against germany. Germany and their allies fell and got pushed back to their territories. The world today has laws in place so brutal conquers such as Herndo and Cortez can't exist.

Glory-

Hernando was also in search of glory for himself and for his country, Spain. His is much like Ferdinand Magellan, Ferdinand went out in 1519 with five ships, to go and explore a western sea route to the Indies. He was trying to be the first one find a faster route. He would become the first european to cross over the entirety of the Pacific ocean. He succeeded in finding glory, because today the route that he took is known as the Strait of Magellan. Hernando was also looking for glory. He wanted to conquer more land for Spain's empire. He was looking to become a hero in the eyes of his country, which he would success at. In 1538 when he conquered what is present day Peru. Today one of the main reasons to explore is because of glory. Riches and land are pretty much all discovered, and religion has spread all around the world. What is left is glory, in the 60s many countries were in a race to be the first in space. The country that would reach space fist would be russia. They gained a lot of glory from the world.

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When Hernando de Soto first found the natives of the Americas he violated what his king directions were. He was directed to discover, trade and with them. He made it clear that he was now in charge and everyone was under his lead. He saw them as less than him. He used his technological advancements such as guns and horses, to over take them. Soto then would either sentence them as slaves or servant to his army, would torture them, or finally would execute them. This is also like how African tribes would overtake another and then sell them into a life of torture and serves.  If they did not comply they would be enslaved, mutilated, or executed.

In the beginning the natives thought, Hernando and his men were good men, so they welcomed and hosted them. They would feast and trade together. They thought that the Spanish men were good men trying to just explore and trade with the people that they met. After a will the Aztecs realized that their intentions were not as they appeared, and so they sent them away. This resulted in the Hernando and his men to retaliating.

What happened to the Aztecs?
The Aztec native were almost all killed or enslaved. We can see that in today's world, when we look at the remains of the Aztec empire. They are very little Aztec heritage left in our world. Also as a result the spanish had conquered most of mexico, this is the reason that the language that is spoken their is mainly spanish. They also build many structures that we can see today. They also changed the way that the land looked, they  leveling parts of their new land to build cities.

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Their are not a lot of primary resources for Hernando de Soto. I was able to find a letter that he wrote himself. They talk about the beautiful setting, new land, and the natives of the area. He also talks about how he thought that he was not getting honored enuff for what he had been doing. I is a lot like Christopher Columbus. He wrote letters about what he was witnessing to send back to his king. In Christopher Columbus's letters he write about the new land that he was exploring, the natives and the riches that was he had found. He also writes a lot about how great he is and how much

Hernando de soto had many men with him on his expedition to the west. He had 10 ships and over 700 men, that he had selected himself. Out of one of those men was a painter. He would paint picture of the actions that were taking place on their voyage. The reason that there aren't many in our world today is because when Hernando de Soto died, his men didn't know what to do. So they got rid of many of them. This image is representing the relationship that the natives and the spanish had. I show the native in their way. This shows that Hernando had no choice but to get rid of them. This is a lot like how Ferdinand Magellan, he would travel with many men of different talents. Among one of these men was a painter/scribe. They would document what was going on around them and create painting of their encounters.

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Hernando de Soto.
"A Translation of an Original Letter of Hernando de Soto."

HERNANDO DE SOTO TO THE MUNICIPAL
AUTHORITIES OF ST. JAGO DE CUBA.

Most noble Sirs:
Since my arrival in this country, I have written three letters by different opportunities to Havana, and without being honored with a reply to either, I embrace this occasion to address you another, believing it will always be agreeable to you to hear from me. I sailed from Havana with my fleet on Sunday, May 18th, although I had written you I would not weigh anchor before the 25th. I set sail sooner than I had intended, in order to profit by a favorable wind. We had no sooner, however, entered the Gulf than we were becalmed, which prevented us from reaching this coast before Whitsunday the 25th. We missed our port by five or six leagues through the carelessness of the pilots, which obliged me to embark on board of one of the brigantines to go in search of it, which detained me three days more. But another cause of this delay was my ignorance of the channel, which led me into a bay some twelve leagues or more inland, from which I found it difficult to extricate myself. This loss of time, therefore, obliged me to send Vasco Parcallo de Figueroa, my lieutenant general, with the brigantines to take possession of a village at the foot of the bay, and I ordered him to land all the troops and horses there, where I afterwards joined him, with some difficulty, on Trinity Sunday. The Indians became frightened, and deserted the country, so that in a distance of thirty leagues or more we did not meet with a human being.

As soon as I landed I was informed that a Christian was in the power of a cacique of the country. I accordingly dispatched Baltasar de Gallegos with forty horsemen and as many foot soldiers, to bring him into camp. After marching a day's journey he overtook the Christian in company with eight or ten Indians, who were coming to me. I was much pleased with this good fortune, for this man knew the language of the country, although he had almost forgotten his own. His name is Juan Ortiz, a gentleman of Seville. I afterwards went in person to the cacique of this province, and learned from him that his intentions were entirely pacific. I then dispatched Baltasar de Gallegos with eighty lancers and one hundred foot soldiers, to reconnoitre the country. He found it cultivated with fields of Indian corn, beans, pumpkins, and other vegetables, sufficient for the supply of a large army. Having arrived at a cacique's called Hurripacuxi, who is the chief of several provinces, I negotiated with him a treaty of peace, which he broke very soon after. I had him immediately arrested, with seventeen others, among whom were several old men, who were influential with the Indians, and acquainted with the interior of the country. They told me that after three days' journey I would come to a country well peopled and cultivated, and to a large city called Aquerra; and after two more days' we should reach another city called Ocale, where it would be pleasant for us to spend the winter.

They related to me so many improbable things about its magnificence, that I dare not repeat them all to you. They said we should find here all kinds of poultry, and deer Guayhacos enclosed in parks. Besides persons who carried on a brisk trade with them in gold and pearls, which were found in their province in great quantities. I trust in God it may be so, for I have threatened to punish them if they attempt to deceive me. The Christian has so far rendered me very important services. Indeed I do not know what would have become of us if we had not been so fortunate as to have met with him. I constantly return thanks to God for his watchful care over us. There are still at sea eighty foot soldiers in the brigantines. My general has taken forty horsemen with him, for the purpose of assisting Juan d'Anasco, who has surprised a large body of Indians. When he returns I shall go into winter quarters at Ocale, where I hope to find all that my army should stand in need of. I hope that God will prosper this expedition for his service, and that I may ever be found useful to my country. In spite of the arduous duties I have to perform, I can never forget my country, and the many obligations I am under to my friends. I am indeed sorry it is not in my power to greet them in person. I beg of you to continue to govern the country well, for which I shall never cease to thank you. As it regards the fort which was commenced before my departure, I wish you to have it finished, as the time may come when it will be useful for the defence of the city. I now pray God to keep your lordships from all harm, and prosper your undertakings. I subscribe myself in this city and port of Saint Esprit, in the province of Florida, this ninth day of July, 1539,

Notes

1. Sunday, May 18th. Garcilaso de la Vega, the Inca, says the 25th of May, 1539.[French's note].

2. Cacique. Chief.

3. Hurripacuzi. The Urribacuxi of Vega. [French's note].

Source

De Soto, Hernondo. "A Translation of an Original Letter of Hernando De Soto." Historical Collections of Louisiana, Embracing Translations of Many Rare and Valuable Documents Relating to the Natural, Civil and Political History of That State. Ed. B. F. French. Vol. II. Philadelphia: Daniels and Smith, 1850. 89-93. Google Books. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http:// books. google. com/ books?id= A3cOAAAAIAAJ>.

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Hernando de Soto. "A Translation of an Original Letter of Hernando de Soto." HERNANDO DE SOTO TO THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES OF ST. JAGO DE CUBA. Most noble Sirs: Since my arrival in this country, I have written three letters by different opportunities to Havana, and without being honored with a reply to either, I embrace this occasion to address you another, believing it will always be agreeable to you to hear from me.

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Hernando and his men would trade things with the native and then would usually take some of them before they left, for servants and for direction of the land. When they would leave the natives would have new technology that they had not had before. This technologies would offect hold sickness that the native could not fight. THey would need usually fall ill and die. This is why we don't have that many native americans in the south. As they traveled further north west they found many different plants that they hadn't seen before.

When they reach the end of the their voyage they find their most significant discovery the Mississippi river. They had never seen something this big before. Today the Mississippi is very highly dense in population there are many large cities the coast the river. Also Hernando's men brought back of the of the plants that they had never seen before.  Such as corn and pumpkins.

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Hernando de Soto was one of the first European to trail as far as he did from the the gulf into the america. He did exactly start the colonization himself, but his discovery pushed the Spanish empire farther west. He played a big role in clearing the path for European expansion. He would take native  american tribe, and ether execute them, or enslave them. Today we don't have many native american tribes in America. This is similar and in ways different from the why we discover today. In today's exploration.  We usually forget to think about our effects on our world. This is like how the Spanish/ European explorers were not mindful of their effect on the native population. They thought that they were better than the native, much like how today we think that our pleasure and joy today is with the distraction of earth that it is causing.

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