1. Click on the Select All button at the intersection of your row and column headings. The cells in your worksheet highlight to confirm they're selected. 2. Switch to the Data tab in the Microsoft Excel ribbon and locate the Sort & Filter group. Click on the Sort option. 3. Click on the Sort By drop-down menu to select a column by name. The names correspond to the headings typed in the first row of your data.
Home > Timelines > Hernan Cortes Timeline Hernan Cortes Timeline Timeline Description: Hernan Cortes was an explorer who eventually defeated the Aztec people and brought Mexico under Spanish rule. This is a timeline of his life.
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru and discovered the Mississippi River. Synopsis Hernando de Soto was born c. 1500 in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's expedition, de Soto helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River. De Soto died of fever on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana. In his will, de Soto named Luis de Moscoso Alvarado the new leader of the expedition. Early Life. Explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto was born c. 1500 to a noble but poor family in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He was raised at the family manor. A generous patron named Pedro Arias DÃ¡vila funded de Soto's education at the University of Salamanca.