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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto "discovered" the river on May 8th 1541 - he named it Río del Espíritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirt").

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The first Spanish explorer to see the Mississippi river was Hernando De Soto. He discovered the river when he was sailing the Atlantic Ocean.

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