1540 AD is the sixteenth century.
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado embarked on his expedition in 1540 from Mexico, traveling northward through present-day Arizona and New Mexico. He aimed to find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold. His journey took him through parts of Texas and into the Great Plains, including present-day Kansas, before ultimately returning to Mexico in 1542 without finding the riches he sought. This expedition, however, contributed significantly to European knowledge of the southwestern United States.
Francisco Coronado
He set sail in 1540 for Seven gold cities
The Spanish 1540 expedition was searching for gold and the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.
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.
The seven cities of gold were allegedly found by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado during his expedition in 1540. However, he did not find the gold he was searching for and the existence of these cities is largely a myth.
The first explorer to look for the Seven Cities of Cibola was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. In 1540, he led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of rumored cities rich in gold and treasures.
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.
That feat is credited to Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from the 1540 Coronado Expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.
It was discovered in 1540 by Garcia Lopez de Cardennas during the Coronado expedition in search for the Seven Cities of Cibola.
There are 5280 feet in one mile. Therefore, 1540 feet is equal to 1540/5280 = 0.2916 recurring (that is, 0.29166666...) or seven twenty-fourths of a mile.
It was Captain Garciia Lopez de Cardenas from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's exploration of the southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola.
The Spanish Conquistador Francisco Coronado explored the area of modern New Mexico and the surrounding area. His mission was a search for El Dorado and the Seven Cities of Gold.