Who were the first Europeans to reach the Mississippi River. Answer choices; Verrazano and Hudson, B: Sieur and La Salle, C:Marquette and Jolliet, D: Champlain and Cartier. Please answer if you know

Hernando de Soto

Explanation:

It was the first European to discover and sail the Mississippi River. Soto was a Spanish conquistador who accompanied some of the earliest European expeditions in the New World, the destroyer of the Inca Empire by Francis Pizarro. According to available information, Soto and his expedition discovered the Mississippi River in May 1541. There were about 400 people in his expedition, and the river was discovered during an escape from the native tribes.