A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De

Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De (b. Salamanca, Spain, 1510; d. Mexico City, November 1554) On 23 February 1540, Coronado left Mexico City with 300 Spaniards and 800 Indians to search for gold. After crossing into Ariz., he marched east to the Arkansas River in Kans., then passed through the Tex. panhandle to N.Mex. He returned to Mexico City in October 1542. Scouting parties sent out by Coronado reached the Grand Canyon and probably Calif., and his expedition was the first major exploration of the southwest.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed March 28, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX7L4EWDL6JXYTH.

MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 28 Mar. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX7L4EWDL6JXYTH.

Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 28 March 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZX7L4EWDL6JXYTH.