Francisco Vazquez de Coronado y Lujan, or Francisco de Coronado, was a conquistador in the 1500s. In particular, he explored and claimed the Southwestern United States for Spain.
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Yes, much of what today is the American Southwest was first surveyed during the Coronado expedition.
He conquered the Incan empire and much land in Panama and Peru.
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto explored much of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California.
Hernando de Soto
There are numerous areas of North America that Spain never tried to conquer (such as the the Northeast United States or Canada). The area in North America that Spain made the latest claim to was the Oregon Territory, but Spain rescinded its claim when the US and UK made much more effective and defensible claims.
The Sonoran Desert covers much of southwestern Arizona.
Modern Aquitaine, a province of France, is in the southwestern corner of France - it borders the Bay of Biscay and Spain. Aquitaine through history ruled an area that was often much larger than it is today.