De Soto commonly refers to
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Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1500 – 21 May, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and '' conquistador'' who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire ...
(c. 1495 – 1542), Spanish explorer
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DeSoto (automobile)
DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was an American automobile marque that was manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the 1961 model year. More than two million passenger cars and trucks bore the DeSoto bra ...
, an American automobile brand from 1928 to 1961
De Soto, DeSoto, Desoto, or de Soto may also refer to:
Places in the United States of America
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De Soto, Georgia
De Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of ...
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De Soto, Illinois
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De Soto, Iowa
De Soto is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 915 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
De Soto got its start in the year 1868, followin ...
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De Soto, Kansas
De Soto is a city in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,118.
History
The land that would become De Soto was pa ...
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De Soto, Mississippi
De Soto is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 274.
History
De Soto was named after Hernando de Soto.
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De Soto, Missouri
De Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,449 at the 2020 census and the city is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Van Metre family were first to settle in 1803. The town was organized in 185 ...
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De Soto, Nebraska
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De Soto, Wisconsin
De Soto is a village mostly in Vernon County but also in Crawford County in Wisconsin. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. Of this, 179 were in living in Vernon County, and 108 were living in Crawford County. The downtown and business are ...
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DeSoto, Indiana
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DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas, in the United States. DeSoto is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Lancaster.
History
The area was first settled in 1847, ...
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De Soto Parish, Louisiana
DeSoto Parish ( French: ''Paroisse DeSoto'') is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1843. At the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 26,656; at the 2020 census, its population increased to 26,812. Its par ...
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DeSoto County, Florida
DeSoto County is a county located at the tropical/humid subtropical line which means the Florida Heartland, central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,976. Its county seat is Arcadia.
DeSoto Co ...
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DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 161,252, making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando.
DeSoto Cou ...
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De Soto National Forest
De Soto National Forest, named for 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, is of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It is one of the most important protected areas for the biological diversity of the Gulf Coast ecoregion of North Ame ...
in Mississippi
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DeSoto Falls (Alabama)
DeSoto Falls is a waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama, in DeSoto State Park
DeSoto State Park is a public recreation area located on Lookout Mountain northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama. The state park c ...
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DeSoto Falls (Georgia)
The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County, Georgia along Frogtown Creek. There are actually three waterfalls on Frogtown Creek, called Upper DeSoto Falls, Middle Desoto Falls and Lower DeSoto Falls. The upper waterfall drops , the ...
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DeSoto Lake
DeSoto Lake is a reservoir in Floyd County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
The lake was named for Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1500 – 21 May, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and '' conquistador'' who was involved in expeditions i ...
, a lake in Georgia
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, in Nebraska and Iowa
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Fort De Soto Park
South-southwest of St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort De Soto Park is a park operated by Pinellas County on five offshore keys, or islands: Madelaine Key, St. Jean Key, St. Christopher Key, Bonne Fortune Key and the main island, Mullet Key. The keys ...
in St. Petersburg, Florida
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De Soto National Memorial
De Soto National Memorial, in Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County west of Bradenton, Florida, commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto (explorer), Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is ...
in Bradenton, Florida
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DeSoto Site Historic State Park
DeSoto Site Historic State Park is a Florida state park located in Tallahassee, Florida. It consists of of land near Apalachee Parkway, including the residence of former Governor John W. Martin. The site is intended to initiate research and edu ...
in Tallahassee, Florida
People
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de Soto (surname) de Soto is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander de Soto (1840–1936), Spanish American physician, businessman, and philanthropist
* Álvaro de Soto (born 1943), Peruvian diplomat and UN special envoy
*Domingo de ...
Other uses
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The DeSoto, historic hotel in Savannah, Georgia
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DESOTO patrol DESOTO patrols (DeHaven Special Operations off TsingtaO)
were patrols conducted by U.S. Navy destroyers equipped with a mobile "van" of signals-intelligence equipment used for intelligence collection in hostile waters.
The became the namesake for ...
s, conducted by the U.S. Navy to collect signals intelligence in hostile waters
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DeSoto Records, a record label
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USS De Soto County (LST-1171)
USS ''De Soto County'' (LST-1171) was a built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. The lead ship of her class of seven, she was named after counties in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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, a post-war Landing Ship Tank of the US Navy
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De Soto station, Los Angeles
See also
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Soto (disambiguation) Soto may refer to:
Geography
*Soto (Aller), parish in Asturias, Spain
*Soto (Las Regueras), parish in Asturias, Spain
*Soto, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
*Soto, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha R ...
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