In 1536 Spain's King Charles I made this explorer governor of Cuba; he arrived near present-day Tampa Bay in 1539
[DOC] [TLE] Hernando de Soto - Wikipedia [PAR] Hernando de Soto (c. 1495  May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and 
conquistador who led .... De Soto petitioned King Charles for the government of 
Guatemala with ... On 10 May 1539, Hernando de Soto wrote in his will: "That a 
chapel be ..... disagree as to whether de Soto died near present-day McArthur, 
Arkansas,... [DOC] [TLE] Carolana Explorers - Hernando De Soto [PAR] Hernando De Soto was born at Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 1496 or 
... as Pedro Arias de Avila), governor of Darien, who admired his courage, and he 
took an .... young conquistador was made governor of Cuba by Emperor Charles 
V, with the right to ... De Soto arrived below present-day Tampa Bay in 1539.