Coronado
El Dorado or the Cities of Gold was a location hunted by many who explored the southwestern part of the United States. It was never found.
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorers such as Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Juan de Onate were some of the first to explore what is now the southwestern region of the United States in the 16th and 17th centuries. They were looking for riches, new lands, and a passage to Asia.
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was the Spanish conquistador who visited the southwestern part of the United States between 1540 and 1542. He did this in the hopes of conquering the mythical Seven Cities of Gold.
Spain is one country, who explored southwestern portion of what is now the United States.
Coronado and his group crossed the Colorado River and explored what is now the southwestern United States. He reached what is now New Mexico.
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.
Coronado set off to the New World in search of gold in 1540. He explored the southwestern part of the United States including the Grand Canyon.
Francisco Coronado explored what is now the southwestern United States, including present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas.
Francisco de Coronado sailed from Spain to Mexico in 1535. He then explored the southwestern United States near present day Arizona and New Mexico.