Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542), the Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition into what is now the United States. Portrait by Jose Maea, 1791.

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Image digitally restored and retouched

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Size: 2598px × 3713px
Location: NYPL: Hernando de Soto
Photo credit: © IanDagnall Computing / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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