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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.
Nov 9, 2009 · 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 the...
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, Spaniard whose expeditions in the North American Southwest resulted in the discovery of many physical landmarks but failed to find the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola that he sought. Read here to learn more about Coronado.
May 23, 2018 · Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510-1554) was a Spanish explorer and colonial official who is credited with one of the first European explorations of Arizona, New Mexico, and the Great Plains of North America.
Apr 1, 2019 · Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján was born to a noble family in Salamanca, Spain. His early history is somewhat uncertain, but he was thought to have been born in 1510. In 1535, Vázquez de Coronado - later to be referred to in English as Coronado - left Spain for Mesoamerica.
Aug 5, 2020 · 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.
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.
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ( b. 1510; d. 22 September 1554), Spanish explorer. Vázquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, second son of nobleman Juan Vázquez de Coronado and Isabel de Lujan. In 1535, he arrived in Mexico with the newly appointed viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza.
Jun 28, 2019 · He appointed 30 year old Francisco Vazquez de Coronado to head the expedition. The Viceroy set three goals for the expedition: to find the seven cities of gold described by Fray Marcos, to spread the word of God, and to expand the realm of Spain in the new world.
One of the strangest journeys ever made in search of gold was led by the Spaniard Francisco Coronado. His army of several hundred Spaniards, Indians, and slaves was accompanied by herds of cattle, pigs, and sheep.
