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Hernando de Soto

Barcarrota, Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

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Hernando de Soto

Curiosity · Barcarrota, Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz

Image of Barcarrota, not of the place itself.

Spanish conquistador, discoverer of the Mississippi river and explorer of Florida, born in Barcarrota, whose family owned rural properties in the town.

Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España (CC BY 2.0)

What to see and do in Barcarrota