Coronado.
Francisco Vasquez Coranado
expedition to explore Florida and lands to the west
expedition to explore Florida and lands to the west
The Cibola stories effected the spanish explorers because it was entertaining.
The Cibola stories effected the spanish explorers because it was entertaining.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish nobleman, went looking for the fabled city of Cibola in the 16th century. However, he didn't find the city but instead became one of the first Europeans to explore and document parts of present-day Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was the Spanish nobleman who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola.
He did not find the Seven Cities of Cibola.
The Spanish nobleman who went looking for Cibola was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. He led an expedition in 1540 to find the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest, believing Cibola to be one of them.
Spanish explorers searched for Cibola and Quivira in the hopes of finding legendary cities rumored to be filled with riches and treasures, such as gold. These expeditions were driven by the desire for wealth, power, and glory, as well as the belief that they could spread Christianity and expand the Spanish empire.
The Spaniards thought the seven cities of Cobola were Big pyramids made of gold, and then the insides walls were made of turquoise.