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  1. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ‑ Facts, Routes & Wife

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c. 1510‑1554) was a 16th‑century Spanish explorer. In 1540, Coronado led a major Spanish expedition up Mexico's western coast and into the region that is now ...

  2. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (born c. 1510, Salamanca, Spain—died September 22, 1554, Mexico) was a Spanish explorer of the North American Southwest whose expeditions resulted in the discovery of many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, but who failed to find the treasure-laden cities he sought. Coronado went to New Spain ...

  3. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

    QUICK FACTS. Name: Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. Birth Year: 1510. Birth City: Salamanca. Birth Country: Spain. Gender: Male. Best Known For: The expedition team of Francisco Vázquez de ...

  4. What route did the Expedition take?

    Using the Villa de San Miguel de Culiacán as the beginning point, his methodology involved comparing terminology and distances or time of travel reported by Diego de Guzman, nephew of Nuño de Guzman, (1533), Cabeza de Vaca (1536), Marcos de Niza (1539), Vázquez de Coronado (1540) and Francisco de Ibarra (1565), sources that agreed on the ...

  5. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

    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 parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Vázquez de Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, often referred to ...

  6. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado: Biography. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado is believed to have been born in 1510. Spain in the early 16th century was a turbulent place. 800 years prior, in 711 AD, an ...

  7. Francisco Coronado

    Age of Discovery. Quick Facts: He explored the southwestern part of the United States, which helped claim the land for Spanish colonization. Name: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado [fran-sis-koh] [vah-skez] [de kor-aw-nah-doh] Birth/Death: ca. 1510 - September 22, 1554. Nationality: Spanish.

  8. Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was born in 1510 in Salamanca, Spain, into a family of minor nobility. He sailed to Mexico in 1535 as a member of the party of Antonio de Mendoza, the first viceroy (one who rules in the name of the king) of New Spain, as Mexico was then called. After arriving in Mexico, Coronado married Beatriz de Estrada, the ...

  9. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. Among the many who joined and traveled with the Coronado Expedition, the entrada's namesake and leader is the most well known. However, the Captain General of the expedition that would bear his name was only a cog in the wheel of a much larger force. Huge numbers of enslaved people, Aztec/Mexica allies, servants ...

  10. The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva: The 1540-1542 Route Across the

    Part IV: The Coronado Expedition, Cíbola to Río de Cicúye MAP OF THE REGION 178 13 A Historiography of the Route of the Expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: Cíbola to Río de Cicúye—Joseph P. Sánchez 179 14 Zuni on the Day the Men in Metal Arrived—Edmund J. Ladd 187 15 The Geography of Middle Rio Grande Pueblos Revealed by ...

  11. History & Culture

    The rich culture of the Southwest, owes its existence in part to the Spaniards and among them, the most notable, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. Duration: 9 minutes, 10 seconds. A brief history of the expedition of which Coronado National Memorial commemorates. This is the old park film that used to play in the park visitor center.

  12. The Coronado Expedition

    The Coronado Expedition. In 1539 the viceroy of New Spain don Antonio de Mendoza, at the head of a group of financial backers, organized, financed, and launched an expedition aimed at completing the Columbian Project of reaching East Asia, the source of much desired luxury goods such as silk and porcelain, by traveling west from Iberia.

  13. Coronado Expedition

    The unrewarding quest having ended, the expedition spent the winter of 1541-42 at Tiguex on the Rio Grande, where Coronado received a head injury in falling from a horse. In the spring of 1542 the expedition returned to Mexico on the route by which it had come. TSHA is a proud affiliate of University of Texas at Austin.

  14. The Exploratory Expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. This is a summary of the Coronado Expedition of 1540-42 with a particular focus on what was the extent and methods of hunting bison by the natives of the plains of North America before their acquisition of horses. ... Cabeza de Vaca created this belief by refusing to tell anyone except the King of Spain what he ...

  15. Vázquez de Coronado, Francisco

    Vázquez de Coronado, Francisco (1510-1554). Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, explorer and governor, son of Juan Vázquez de Coronado and Isabel de Luján, was born at Salamanca, Spain, in 1510. In 1535 he accompanied Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza to Mexico, where he married Beatriz de Estrada; they had one son and four daughters.

  16. Francisco Coronado Interactive Map

    Click on the world map to view an example of the explorer's voyage. How to Use the Map. After opening the map, click the icon to expand voyage information. You can view each voyage individually or all at once by clicking on the to check or uncheck the voyage information. Click on either the map icons or on the location name in the expanded ...

  17. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado expedition

    The red line shows the path of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition in 1540-42.

  18. The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva: The 1540-1542 Route ...

    The route of the expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, 1540-1542, had for centuries intrigued colonial officials and explorers as it has perplexed modern-day historians and archeologists. Although historical documentary sources report extensively about the expedition, exact details of the route are few, vague, and sometimes contradictory.

  19. Documents Related to the Coronado Expedition

    Published as Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1539-1542 by University of New Mexico Press. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado led an expedition through Arizona in 1540 in search of transportable riches, rumored to be in the Seven Cities of Cibola. His trek through the area that today forms Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas ...

  20. Coronado National Memorial

    Coronado National Memorial commemorates Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's Spanish expedition to the Americas to find gold. It also interprets the significance of Coronado's expedition and the resulting cultural influences of 16th century Spanish colonial exploration in the Americas. Early in the 16th century, Spain established a rich colonial ...

  21. Coronado's Crosses: Route Markers Used by the Coronado Expedition

    11. Though not precisely route markers, crosses were used tor an allied purpose by Fray Marcos de Niza and Esteban de Dorantes during their 1539 reconnaissance north- ward pjreiimihafy to the march of the body of the Coronado expedition. In this instance, crosses (sometimes conveyed by messengers, sometimes planted in the ground) served as.

  22. Coronado Memorial Scenic Highway Road Trip

    Mountains and desertscape dominate this route through Coronado National Memorial, which marks Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 16th-century explorations of the area. The two-lane road twists and inclines its way to Montezuma Pass. With an elevation of more than 6,500 feet, the overlook here offers spectacular expansive views of the mountainous terrain.

  23. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján (Salamanca, 1510-Ciudad de México, 22 de septiembre de 1554), más conocido como Coronado, fue un conquistador español.Llegó al Virreinato de Nueva España en 1535 acompañando al primer virrey, Antonio de Mendoza.Entre 1540 y 1542 fue capitán general de una expedición que recorrió partes de los actuales estados de Arizona, Nuevo México, Texas ...

  24. Maps

    Maps - Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. This is the route Coronado took to try to find the Seven Cities of Gold. This is the route that he took from a more distant view. Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Get Started.