De soto made landfall in la florida near what present-day city?

De Soto made landfall in La Florida near present-day Tampa.

Explanation:

In May 1539, with between 600 and 700 men, twenty-four priests, nine ships, and 220 horses, he reached the west coast of Florida, which would become Bradenton, south of Tampa, Florida. Hernando de Soto's goal was to colonize the area, preferably looking for a city like Cuzco or Mexico City. Therefore, he brought several tons of equipment distributed in tools, weapons, cannons, dogs, and pigs. In addition to the sailors, the ships brought priests, blacksmiths, craftsmen, engineers, farmers and merchants. Few of them had traveled outside of Spain before, or worse, outside their villages.

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.