Born around 1510 in salamanca, spain, francisco vasquez, better known as coronado, explored large regions of the american southwest, including arizona, new mexico, texas, oklahoma, and kansas.his name would forever link mexico with the united states. Vázquez de coronado died on september 22, 1554. Letter from francisco vazquez de coronado to the king of spain, dated october 20th, 1541.
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado Biography, Years of
Assigned the task of locating the fabled seven cities of cíbola in the new world for spain, francisco vásquez de coronado, governor of the new galicia province of new spain (present mexico), left compostela in february 1540.
However, the captain general of the expedition that would bear his name was only a cog in the wheel of a much larger force.
Pedro reyes castañeda, francisco vásquez de coronado, antonio de mendoza, juan camilo jaramillo, the journey of coronado: The two events influenced the route vázquez de coronado would take north to chichilticale. Barnes & company, 1904), vii. In 1540, coronado led a major spanish expedition up mexico’s western coast and into the region that is now the.
Coronado went to new spain (mexico) with antonio de.
Translated and edited by g.p. She was tracing the route spanish conquistador francisco vázquez de coronado took in 1540, as he led an armed expedition of 2,500 people through what is now mexico and the american southwest in a. Although historical documentary sources report extensively about the expedition, exact details of the route are few, vague, and sometimes contradictory. Though these men had seen no treasure during the time they spent living among.
Among the many who joined and traveled with the coronado expedition, the entrada's namesake and leader is the most well known.
Francisco vázquez de coronado (c. After leaving culiacán, suggest riley and manson, vázquez de coronado retraced diaz's inland route, passed corazones, the valley of senora and chichilticale. As one of the younger sons of a wealthy father, he was. There, he served as a member of the city council.
Francisco vazquez de 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.
Huge numbers of enslaved people, aztec/mexica allies, servants. Vázquez de coronado, according to some accounts, spent the remainder of his life in mexico city. As told by pedro de castañeda, francisco vazquez de coronado, and others. Expedition from the viceroyalty of new spain (colonial méxico), into colonial new méxico and kansas/great plains, looking for the legendary city of gold cibola.
