When he was an adult he sailed to meet his friend who was the vicery of mexico. However, he and his men are still known for being the first people to see the grand canyon. When coronado arrived back at his home, he was charged by the vicery for neglecting his duties. His travels in the 1540s established spains later claims to what is now the southwestern united states. Nobody is certain of what day in this year he was born.
In 1540, coronado led a major spanish expedition up mexicos western coast and into the region that is now the. You will learn about my explorers early life, to what he discovered, and last what was his reward and his death. In 1510, coronado was born into a wealthy family that lived in salamanca, spain. His health was lowered by his dangerous and epic travels. On, edit images, videos and 360 photos in one place. His early history is somewhat uncertain, but he was thought to have been born in 1510. The tale is a legend about the seven cities of gold which are located on the western side of north america. In 1540, cor onado led a major s panish expedition up mexicos western coast and into the region that is now the. Francisco was the son of a wealthy aristocrat and married to a lady named dona beatriz. Coronado expedition,1540,notary,castenada,winship,cibola,gold,rio grande, armor,horse. Although his family name was vasquez, the english do not follow the same naming system.
So overtime, he became known just as francisco coronado. When his group split up, one group was the first to find the grand canyon and another was the first to see the colorado plateau. He asked coronado to search what is now southwestern united states for these cities. He is the explorer who is credited with discovering the great plains of kansas as he traveled through was would become the us southwest. His power was largely confined to central and southern mexicofrom san luis.
The gold he was trying to find was actully a zuni tribe that used adobe for a wall and in the right sunlight it looked like gold. The expedition team of coronado is also believed to be the first europeans to discover the grand canyon and the colorado river. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. List of books and articles about francisco coronado online. According to some reports, he was the younger son of a wealthy aristocrat. Francisco encountered many handships like the rattlesnake bites many. When he was growing up there were rumors of riches in the land above mexico. As a younger son, francisco could not inherit the family estates. Coronado searched and searched, but he failed to find the golden cities. Dear diary, i spent a long time sailing across the atlantic to see my friend in mexico. Coronado expedition, muster roll, 1540 notary colorado springs. Some people honor coronado because of his courage, and some people despise him for slaughtering many zuni indians. Coronado claimed what is now california to oklahoma and kansas for spain. Francisco was born in salamanca, spain in the year 1510 he died september 22, 1554 in mexico city, mexico.
In search of gold, francisco coronado led the first major european expedition north from mexico. In 1535, he traveled to new spain and became the governor of new galicia, which in now sinaloa and nayarit, mexico. I was looking for the seven cities of gold i have been hearing so much about but we looked for months and did not find anything. Choose from 35 different sets of francisco coronado flashcards on quizlet. After staying there for a while i went on an expedition to the land above mexico. Date of birth and place coronado was born at sabmanca, spain. He followed the coast nearly to the head of the gulf, and then. This special series focuses on the unique contributions hispanics have made in the united states from the earliest spanish explorers to the many successful latinos in contemporary america. They camped near the tiwa indian pueblo of kuaua, a prehistoric, multistory earthen community of 1,200 residents established about 50. In 1540, coronado led a major spanish expedition up mexicos western coast and into the region that is.