There were not even horses in the region, as these later bred from those who escaped the Spanish herds. The Spanish explored the southwest US in the mid-1500's, and "cowboys" from the US and Texas did not begin to settle there until some 300 years later in the early 1800's.
The first Spaniards may have been under Cabeza de Vaca around 1536.
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Arizona was discovered in 1800 February 14 Arizona was explored by Father Marco De Niza in 1539 and further explored by Francisco Vasques De Coronado of Spain in 1540.
There have been numerous historical events in the state of Arizona. Arizona was first explored in the 1500s by the Spanish. In 1776, the Spanish built a fort in Tucson, AZ. By 1821, Mexico had taken of military control of the state of Arizona.
Arizona was seen by humans about 9,000 to 12,000 years ago. The Spanish discovered the area that became Arizona in the middle of the 16th century. No one knows for sure who was first.
The Spanish cowboys in California were called vaqueros.
The river explored by the spanish is the Colorado River.
Marcos De Niza explored Arizona first
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francisco vazquez de coronado we arent sure what he was looking for but we are sure he explored it.
The Spanish explorer who explored the southwest region of North America was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. He led an expedition in the 1540s in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas.
He explored Kansas, Arizona, and Mexico.
He explored Texas and a little bit of New Mexico and Arizona in 1528 in spring