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Soto, Hernando de
(Encyclopedia) Soto, Hernando de: see De Soto, Hernando.Benjamin Bratt Biography
Benjamin BrattactorBorn: 12/16/1963Birthplace: San Francisco, California Enshrined by People magazine as one of the world's sexiest guys, Bratt earned as much publicity for his now-defunct…Bradenton
(Encyclopedia) Bradenton Bradenton brāˈdəntən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,698), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa…Gary Soto Biography
Gary SotoWriterBorn: April 12, 1952Birthplace: Fresno, California Although his prolific career has included essays, plays, and ten books of poetry for adults, Gary Soto is best known as an…De Soto, Hernando
(Encyclopedia) De Soto, HernandoDe Soto, Hernandodĭsōˈtō, Span. ĕrnänˈdō dā sōˈtō [key], c.1500–1542, Spanish explorer. After serving under Pedro Arias de Ávila in Central America and under Francisco…Pachuca de Soto
(Encyclopedia) Pachuca de SotoPachuca de Sotopäch&oomacr;ˈkä ᵺā sōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 174,013), capital of Hidalgo state, central Mexico, at the head of a ravine surrounded by foothills of…De Soto National Memorial
(Encyclopedia) De Soto National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Tampa Bay
(Encyclopedia) Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough…Hattiesburg
(Encyclopedia) Hattiesburg, city (2020 pop. 48,730), seat of Forrest co., SE Miss., on the Leaf River; inc. 1884. It is the rail, trade, and industrial…Sabine Crossroads
(Encyclopedia) Sabine CrossroadsSabine Crossroadssăbˌēnˈ [key], locality, De Soto parish, NW La., near Mansfield. There in the Civil War, Union forces under Nathaniel P. Banks, advancing on…