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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola. They were never found though his units search the American Southwest for years.
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado explored in order to find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold, also known as Cibola. He was driven by the desire for wealth and fame, as well as the belief that he could establish Spanish control and expand the Spanish Empire into the American Southwest.
It was Captain Garciia Lopez de Cardenas from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's exploration of the southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola.
An explorer, he was a friar (priest's) who looked for the seven cities of cibola. he sent estevanico and heard that they were large, but when he arrived there was no city of cibola and the native American tribe Zuni had killed estevanico
The first to search for the Seven Cities of Cibola was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The first explorer to look for the Seven Cities of Cibola was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. In 1540, he led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of rumored cities rich in gold and treasures.
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The Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado is known for his expedition in search of the seven cities of gold in the American Southwest during the 16th century. Though he did not find the mythical cities, his journey led to the exploration and settlement of new territories in North America.