Francisco Vázquez de Coronado - Wikipedia Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ˈβaθkeθ ðe koɾoˈnaðo]; 1510 – 22 September 1554) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present-day Kansas through what is now parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado - Encyclopedia Britannica Instead of finding the legendary cities, though, Coronado encountered only Indian settlements—including the Zuni Pueblos, which originally had inspired the false legend—even though he explored as far north as modern Kansas
Francisco Coronado - Ages of Exploration Francisco Coronado explored the southwest of the American continent, claimed most of the southwest for Spain and charted the course of many rivers and native roads in the area
Coronado’s Expedition of the Southwest - Legends of America Coronado reconnoitered and, on August 3, dispatched Juan Gallego with a letter to Mendoza, advising him of the progress and achievements of the expedition The army went into winter quarters at Tiguex, near the present city of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stories - Coronado National Memorial (U. S. National Park Service) While at H á wikuh, Coronado sent his captains out to explore the surrounding region Don Pedro de Tovar and his troops reached the Hopi Indian villages in northeastern Arizona while Garcia L ó pez de C á rdenas and his men traveled as far west as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Coronados Search for the Seven Cities of Gold Leads to Spanish . . . In 1540 he led a two-year epic journey that gave him and his companions the distinction of being the first Europeans to explore California, to see the Grand Canyon, to live among Pueblo Indians, and to explore the Great Plains homeland of the Quivira Indians in central Kansas
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - Kansas Historical Society After nearly five months of travel the Spaniards finally reached a Zuni village, on the western boarder of New Mexico Coronado headquartered here for a time and sent out exploring parties One discovered the Grand Canyon Another traveled eastward to the Rio Grande and found more Indian pueblos
Coronado Expedition - TSHA Explore the historical expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado in 1540, as he sought the legendary Seven Cities of Cíbola and the elusive Quivira Province
The Coronado Expedition in Texas Between 1540 and 1542, Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado led an expedition that explored a section of the United States, including parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas