harpers encyclopdia of united states history from 458 adto 1906 based upon the plan of benson john lossing fernando dr soto db soto fernando de soto discovering the mississippi river steel and riding 113 horses with manyfootmen armed with arquebuses cross bows swords shields and lances and asingle cannon and supplied with savagebloodhounds from cuba and handcuffsiron neck collars and chains for the cap tives de soto began his march in june1539 he was accompanied by mechanicspriests inferior clergy and monks insacerdotal robes bearing images of thevirgin holy relic 2angdcy.jpg from বাংলাদেশি soto চেলে মেয় View Photo