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Francisco vasquez de coronado

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The 16th-century Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de

Coronado (c. 1510-1554) was serving as governor of an

important province in New Spain (Mexico) when he

heard reports of the so-called Seven Golden Cities

located to the north. In 1540, Coronado led a major

Spanish expedition up Mexico’s western coast and into

the region that is now the southwestern United States.

Though the explorers found none of the storied treasure,

they did discover the Grand Canyon and other major

physical landmarks of the region, and clashed violently

with local Indians. With his expedition labeled a failure

by Spanish colonial authorities, Coronado returned to

Mexico, where he died in 1554.

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                  NAME
    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
           OCCUPATION
                 Explorer
              BIRTH DATE
                  c. 1510
              DEATH DATE
          September 22, 1554
           PLACE OF BIRTH
            Salamanca, Spain
         PLACE OF DEATH
         Mexico City, Mexico
               FULL NAME
   Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

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