coronado lead his expidition through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
coronado lead his expidition through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Coronado
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado's expedition (known as the Coronado Expedition) in search of the Seven Cities of Gold was not ultimately successful in finding the fabled riches. However, the expedition did lead to the discovery of the Grand Canyon and other notable geographic landmarks in the American Southwest. Despite its lack of gold, the expedition marked a significant advancement in the exploration and mapping of the region.
Francisco Coronado was a Spanish explorer who is known for leading an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold in the southwest region of North America in the 16th century. Despite not finding the fabled cities, his expedition did lead to the discovery of the Grand Canyon and other parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
He left home because his fortune was left to his older brother and he did not like it so he left home.
Friar Marcos de Niza told Vazquez de Coronado that he had seen the vast wealth of Cibola for himself. With the financial aid of Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, Coronado intended to conquer this land of riches known as the Seven Cities of Gold.
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Coronado travled through areas of Northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico. The expedition reached a town belonging to the Zuni people in early summer 1540.
He's one of the greatest conquistadors in all of European history! He is the one who lead a great expedition that discovered the Southwestern states of America...and the only one who discovered the Grand Canyon and the Colorado river.
He sailed to Mexico, but ended up in Mexico City looking for gold and wealth. Mexico City is inland so he had to walk there. He didn't know the city existed.
Trajan led his expedition in 115 .AD
Lewis and Clark were selected to lead the expedition to explore the western United States.