Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Spanish explorer of the American southwest
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Spanish conquistador who chased the myth of the Seven Cities of Gold across the Southwest from 1540-1542 and accidentally found the Grand Canyon instead. His expedition was massive, his haul was zilch.
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present-day Kansas through what is now parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Vázquez de Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, often referred to now as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, among other landmarks. His name is often Anglicized as Vasquez de Coronado or just Coronado.
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