De Soto
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Places in the United States of America
Populated places- De Soto, GeorgiaDe Soto, GeorgiaDe Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- De Soto, IllinoisDe Soto, IllinoisDe Soto is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census.De Soto was largely destroyed by the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Sixty-nine people died in De Soto when approximately 30% of the town was destroyed, and of this total 33 were children...
- De Soto, IowaDe Soto, IowaDe Soto is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,009 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:De Soto is located at ....
- De Soto, KansasDe Soto, KansasDe Soto is a city in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, along the Kansas River. The population was 4,561 at the 2000 census...
- De Soto, MississippiDe Soto, MississippiDe Soto is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Its altitude is 210 feet .It includes four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:*C. V. Akin House*Carmichael House*Cook-Sellers House...
- De Soto, MissouriDe Soto, MissouriDe Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,477 at the estimated 2008 census. The Van Metre family were first to settle in 1803 .The town was organized in 1857 and is named for the explorer Hernando De Soto, who claimed the Louisiana Territory for Spain. ...
- De Soto, NebraskaDe Soto, NebraskaDe Soto is a former community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It was named in honor of the sixteenth century Spanish explorer, Hernando De Soto1. De Soto was founded in 1855 and served as the county seat from 1858-1866. During its heyday, the town hosted many flourishing new...
- De Soto, WisconsinDe Soto, WisconsinDe Soto is a village straddling Vernon and Crawford Counties in Wisconsin. The population was 366 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Soto is located at ....
- DeSoto, IndianaDeSoto, IndianaDesoto is an unincorporated town in Delaware Township, Delaware County, Indiana....
- DeSoto, TexasDeSoto, TexasDeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas . Over the past eleven years since the 2000 U.S. Census Report, the City of DeSoto has grown in population from 37,646 to 49,047....
Administrative divisions
- De Soto Parish, LouisianaDe Soto Parish, Louisiana-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 26,656 people, 9,691 households, and 6,967 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
- DeSoto County, FloridaDeSoto County, FloridaDeSoto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 32,209. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 35,406 . Its county seat is Arcadia, Florida. The county comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :DeSoto...
- DeSoto County, MississippiDeSoto County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2005 estimate, there were 137,004 people, 38,792 households, and 30,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 40,795 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...
Parks and geographic features
- De Soto National ForestDe Soto National ForestDe Soto National Forest is of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It offers year-round opportunities for outdoor activities including camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and more. There are two wilderness areas within DeSoto: Black Creek Wilderness and Leaf River Wilderness...
in Mississippi - DeSoto Falls (Alabama)DeSoto Falls (Alabama)DeSoto Falls is a waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama. The falls have carved their own small canyon. They are named after Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.-External links:**...
- DeSoto Falls (Georgia)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 , the middle waterfall drops and the lower waterfall...
- DeSoto National Wildlife RefugeDeSoto 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 8,362-acre refuge preserves an area that would had been otherwise lost to cultivation...
, in Nebraska and Iowa - Fort De Soto ParkFort De Soto ParkFort De Soto Park is located just outside the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. This park, operated by Pinellas County, is made up from five offshore keys, or islands lying to the city's south-southwest: Madelaine Key, St. Jean Key, St. Christopher Key, Bonne Fortune Key and the main island, Mullet...
in St. Petersburg, Florida
People
- Álvaro de SotoÁlvaro de SotoÁlvaro de Soto is a Peruvian diplomat. He ended a 25 year career with the United Nations in May 2007.-Early years:De Soto studied law and international relations in Lima and Geneva prior to enlisting in his country's diplomatic corps...
, Peruvian diplomat and UN special envoy - Domingo de SotoDomingo de SotoDomingo de Soto was a Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian born in Segovia, Spain, and died in Salamanca at the age of 66...
, 16th-century Spanish theologian - Francisco de SotoFrancisco de SotoFrancisco de Soto was a Spanish composer and organist. He worked in the Royal Court at Madrid. He was one of the Franciscan Twelve, a group of twelve Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the newly-founded Viceroyalty of New Spain in May, 1524 for the purpose of the conversion of its indigenous...
, 16-century Spanish organist and composer - Hernando de Soto, Spanish conquistador
- Hernando de Soto Polar, Peruvian economist and author
- Jesús Huerta de SotoJesús Huerta de SotoJesús Huerta de Soto Ballester is a leading Austrian School economist and Professor of Political Economy at Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Spain. He received doctoral degrees in Law and Economic and Business Sciences , both from Complutense University of Madrid, and an MBA from Stanford...
, economist of the Austrian school, born in Spain - Luis Barahona de SotoLuis Barahona de SotoLuis Barahona de Soto was a Spanish poet.Born at Lucena , he was educated at Granada, and practised as a physician at Cordoba. His major work is the Primera parte de la Angélica , a continuation of the Orlando furioso...
, Spanish poet - Pedro de SotoPedro de SotoPedro de Soto was a Spanish Dominican.De Soto was confessor to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Later, for six years, he served as senior chair of theology at the University of Dillingen, where he disputed with Protestants and worked with the Bishop of Augsburg to establish a Catholic academic...
, 16th-century Spanish theologian - Benito de SotoBenito de SotoBenito Soto Aboal was aGalician pirate, and captain of the Burla Negra ....
, 19th-century pirate
Other uses
- DeSoto (automobile)DeSoto (automobile)The DeSoto was a brand of automobile based in the United States, manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 1961. The DeSoto logo featured a stylized image of Hernando de Soto...
, a brand of automobile that was a product of the Chrysler Corporation from model year 1928 to 1961 - Roy DeSoto, fictional character from the television show Emergency!
- DESOTO patrolDESOTO patrolDESOTO patrols were patrols conducted by U.S. Navy destroyers equipped with a mobile "van" of signals intelligence equipment used for intelligence collection in hostile waters....
s, conducted by the U.S. Navy to collect signals intelligence in hostile waters - DeSoto RecordsDeSoto RecordsDeSoto Records is an American record label based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1989, it is run by Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta, both formerly of the band Jawbox. It was first founded by members of the band Edsel to release their first single. Jawbox next used the name DeSoto for their first EP. It...
, a record label