De Soto commonly refers to
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Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1497 – 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 in Peru, ...
(c. 1500 – 1542), Spanish explorer
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DeSoto (automobile)
DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was an American automobile brand 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 bran ...
, 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
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De Soto, Illinois
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De Soto, Iowa
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De Soto, Kansas
De Soto is a city along the Kansas River, in Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson and Leavenworth County, Kansas, Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, ...
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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 18 ...
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De Soto, Nebraska
De Soto is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. As of today, De Soto contains farmland with about three families residing there.
History
It was named in honor of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer, Her ...
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De Soto, Wisconsin
De Soto is a village mostly in Vernon County, Wisconsin, Vernon County but also in Crawford County, Wisconsin, Crawford County in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 287 at the 2 ...
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DeSoto, Indiana
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DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas, 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, maki ...
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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 2020 U.S. census, the population was 26,812. Its parish seat and most populous municipality is Mansfiel ...
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DeSoto County, Florida
DeSoto County is a County (United States), county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,976. Its county seat is Arcadia, Florida, Arcadia. ...
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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 2020 census, the population was 185,314, making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando. DeSoto C ...
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De Soto National Forest
De Soto National Forest, named for 16th-century Spanish conquistador 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 Nor ...
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, United States, in DeSoto State Park. The falls have carved their own small canyon. They are named after Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.
DeSoto F ...
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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 , th ...
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DeSoto Lake, a lake in Georgia
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1958, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. The refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska) preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cult ...
, 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 key ...
in St. Petersburg, Florida
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De Soto National Memorial
De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately west of Bradenton, Florida. The national memorial commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Euro ...
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 ...
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
The DeSoto is a historic hotel at 15 East Liberty Street on Madison Square in Savannah, Georgia, constructed in 1968. It is within the area of the Savannah Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Nove ...
, historic hotel in Savannah, Georgia
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DESOTO patrol
DESOTO patrols (DeHaven Special Operations off TsingtaO)
were patrols conducted by United States Navy, U.S. Navy destroyers equipped with a mobile "van" of signals-intelligence equipment used for intelligence collection in hostile waters.
The beca ...
s, conducted by the U.S. Navy to collect signals intelligence in hostile waters
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DeSoto Records
DeSoto Records is an American record label based in Washington, D.C.
History
DeSoto was founded in 1989 and is run by husband and wife team Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta (both formerly of the band Jawbox). It was first founded by members of the ba ...
, 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 na ...
, a post-war Landing Ship Tank of the US Navy
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De Soto station
De Soto station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is next to Victory Boulevard, which parallels that section of the Orange Line. It is located in the western San Fernando Valley near the meeting of ...
, Los Angeles
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De Soto Avenue, Los Angeles
See also
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Soto (disambiguation)
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