Coronado did not find the wealth and cities that were rumored to exist at Cibola and Quivira. Instead, he found modest indigenous settlements in the American Southwest that did not match the exaggerated descriptions he had received. This led to disappointment and a failed quest for riches.
No, Coronado did not find the city of Cibola. He led an expedition in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold but did not discover them. The city of Cibola is believed to be a legendary place that was never found by Coronado or anyone else.
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.
Francisco Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540-1542. He led an expedition to find these legendary cities of gold in the American Southwest but ultimately found only adobe pueblos inhabited by Native American tribes.
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.
The purpose of Francisco Coronado's expedition was to search for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold, also known as Cibola. Coronado hoped to find vast wealth and riches, as well as expand Spanish influence and control in the region. Despite not finding the cities he was searching for, Coronado's exploration opened up new territories for Spain and laid the foundation for future colonization and settlement.
After the discovery of the truth (Cibola didn't exist), Coronado heard of a place called QUIVERA. A turk had told him of a place called Quivera that sounded like a duplicate of Cibola. Eager to attain the gold, Coronado asked the turk to lead him there, and the turk agreed. As the turk eventually lead Coronado to Quivera, there were only small teepees.
Coronado(1540)- led largest expedition sent to find "Cibola" (7 Cities of Gold) El Turco led them away to find another fictional city called "Quivera"-no gold- kills El Turco; Impact- explored much of present U.S.
No, Coronado did not find the city of Cibola. He led an expedition in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold but did not discover them. The city of Cibola is believed to be a legendary place that was never found by Coronado or anyone else.
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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.
no Francisco Coronado found it
He didn't because Cibola was a myth.
It was in 1540 as a part of the seacrch for Cibola by Coronado.
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Francisco Coronado set sail to find the seven cities of Cibola 1539 his voyage ended 1542.
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Spain was Coronado's country of origion. His exploration was from 1540-1547. Coronado set out to find the seven cities of Cibola and then for the legendary city of Quivira. These two cities were said to be made of gold.