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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...
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado? The expedition team of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is credited with the discovery of the Grand Canyon and several other famous landmarks in...
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.
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.
May 23, 2018 · 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 · Vázquez de Coronado, his dreams of fame and fortune shattered, finally returned to Mexico City in the spring of 1542. Although publicly scorned and discredited, he again resumed his position of governor of Nueva Galicia.
Since 1949, the Bolton route has gained in venerability, partly because of his scholarly influence and partly because his field research almost rivaled that of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's epic march across a large portion of North America.
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was born to a noble family in Salamanca, Spain, about 1510. He arrived in the New World in 1535 with Antonio de Mendoza, the new ruler of New Spain (Mexico). In 1538, after putting down a slave revolt, Coronado became governor of a Mexican province.
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.
