Hernando de Soto<span> was born c. 1500 in Jerez </span>de<span> los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's </span>expedition<span>, </span>de Soto<span> helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River. </span>De Soto<span> died of fever on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana</span>
The term the Napoleonic Code describes C) laws put into effect by Napoleon. The Napoleonic Code was the French Civil Code of law that was put into effect in 1804 . It was a drastic shift from previous feudal codes and was more accessible to average citizens.