Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado
Presentation By: Jordan C. Rodgers
Daija L. Green
Jana C. Dinkeloo
Dylan N. Thomas
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Who he is
Why he was famous
What he explored
Fun facts
Mythical Cites
Interactions with the American Indians
Coming back to Spain
Accomplishments and failures
What we are going to be talking
about!
 Francisco
de Coronado was Born in Spain in
the year of 1510 in Salamanca. He died in
the year of 1554 in Mexico city on September
22nd .
 Not much is known about his early life as a
child. But we do know that when he was a
little child, he met Antonio de Mendoza. In
1535, King Ferdinand of Spain sent Mendoza
to New Spain and made him viceroy of this
land. And that info. Will come into this
presentation later.
When was Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado Born/ Death
 While
living in New Galicia, Coronado
heard about the seven cites of gold. Many
people thought that it was just a ledged.
And Mendoza sent some one to look for
evidence for the cites of gold and was
unsuccessful. Spends Winter on Rio
Grande before going back to Mexico.
In Search of Gold
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1510 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado is born
Francisco was born in Spain to a wealthy family. He set off on his own to make a name for himself. 1530
Rumors of riches
Rumors of riches in the land above Mexico started going around the world. Explorers came to find a fortune. 1535
Coronado sails to Mexico
A friend of Francisco's was the Viceroy of Mexico, and Francisco went to meet him. He hoped to explore. 1536
The Seven Cities of Gold
An explorer named Alva Nunez Cabana de Vice travelled through the lands north of Mexico. He said there were
seven cities of gold. 1539 More stories of the cities
A missionary also claimed to see the cities of gold. Gold seekers flocked to the area. 1540 Francisco is sent to
explore
The Viceroy of Mexico sent Francisco on an expedition to find the seven cities of gold. October 1540 The
expedition is a failure
After months of searching, Francisco's men came up empty handed. They split up to find other treasures. 1541
The Grand Canyon is discovered
Time Line of Francisco de
Coronado
Part of Francisco's men discovered the Grand Canyon, while others found the Colorado Plateau. 1542 Francisco
returns to Mexico
When they were sure there was no gold to discover, Francisco and his men returned to Mexico. 1544 Francisco
gets into trouble for his expedition
The Viceroy was disappointed in Francisco's failure and so he charged Francisco with neglecting his duty.
Francisco was eventually cleared from the charges. 1547 Francisco regains favor
Francisco battled the pueblo Indians at
Zuni and injured. Date: July 7, 1540
 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado came
from a Noble, wealthy Spanish family and
spent time in the Spanish court
 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (15101554) was a Spanish ruler, explorer and
conquistador. He was the first European to
explore North America's Southwest.
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About Francisco
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Francisco's father, Juan Vázquez de
Coronado, had held the post of corregidor, or
royal administrator, there in 1515 and 1516.
Francisco's mother was Isabel de Luján, who
had already given birth to another son,
Gonzalo.
In 1544 he is removed from office when he is found guilty of
committing crimes (the war) against Indians. As a
punishment, he is sent to work in an embarrassing, minor
position in Mexico City.
 Expedition consists of 340 Spanish Troops, 300 Indians, 1,000
horses, 1,000 slaves and six swivel guns.
 He took over the Zuni Village after he fought the Pueblo
Indians.\
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About Francisco
He landed a position with the government and
managed to marry well. His wife, Dona Beatriz, was
the daughter of Alonso de Estrada, the colonial
treasurer. Vázquez de Coronado rose up within the
colonial government, receiving an appointment to the
governorship of Nueva Galicia.
 In July 1540 Coronado and his advance party of
Spanish cavalry encountered a Zuni pueblo, Hawikuh,
which already had some experience with the Spanish.
Estevan, one of the survivors of Cabeza de Vaca's
expedition, had led a small scouting detachment to
the Zuni about a year before and the Zuni had killed
him, they later explained to Coronado, because of his
presumptuousness with Zuni women.
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About Francisco
Francisco’s Route
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In July 1540 Coronado and his advance party of Spanish cavalry encountered a
Zuni pueblo, Hawikuh, which already had some experience with the Spanish.
Estevan, one of the survivors of Cabeza de Vaca's expedition, had led a small
scouting detachment to the Zuni about a year before and the Zuni had killed
him, they later explained to Coronado, because of his presumptuousness with
Zuni women.
Coronado arrived at the pueblo during the high point of Zuni summer
ceremonies. Understandably, they were not receptive to his recitation of the
requirimiento, the standard Spanish exhortation to native peoples, which
began with the order to "acknowledge the Church as the ruler and superior of
the whole world, and the high priest called Pope, and in his name the King and
Queen" of Spain. The next part of the requirimiento warned the Zuni that if
they failed to obey orders "with the help of God we shall forcefully... make war
against you... take you and your wives and children and shall make slaves of
them." Unimpressed but perhaps angered, the Zuni began firing arrows at the
Spaniards, at one point very nearly killing Coronado himself. The better-armed
and mounted Spaniards quickly entered the pueblo and forced the Zuni to flee
Exploring American southwest
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In reality, Cibola was pretty much just the native town of
Hawikuh, in modern day New Mexico. No one is sure why Niza
fabricated the stories of great riches in Cibola/Hawikuh; while
a prosperous native town, there were no thrones of gold or
city gates made of valuable native turquoise. Estevanico, who
had traveled the breadth of the North American continent
along with Spanish explorer Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, had
accompanied Brother Marcos and been killed by the native
inhabitants of Cibola/Hawikuh. The native Zuni people,
familiar with Estevanico's prowess at curing the sick,
suspected that he also had the ability to make people sick,
and quickly turned on him. Despite the treatment his
expedition had received at the hands of the Native Americans
of Cibola/Hawikuh, Niza continued to preach about the
wonders of the region to anyone in Mexico City who would
listen.
Hawikuh
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Vázquez de Coronado set out with about 300
Spanish soldiers and roughly 1,000 Indians. That
July, the expedition encountered a group of Zuni
Indians in what is now New Mexico. Vázquez de
Coronado and his men soon clashed with the
Zunis and took over the Zuni village.
Disappointed by the expedition's failure to find a
golden city, he decided to send his men out in
different directions to do further investigations.
One group led by Pedro de Tovar traveled to the
Colorado Plateau, while Garcia López de
Cárdenas and his men became the first
Europeans to see the Grand Canyon.
Exploring American Southwest
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Fun Facts
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In 1537, He married the wealthy daughter of the
colonial treasurer. They had 8 children.
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In 1538, He was made a governor of Nueva
Galicia
Fun facts
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About Francisco Vanquez de Coronado
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