Seven Cities of Gold Expedition A land of riches and gold sounds like a land any person would want to live in. In the southwestern part of the United States and northern Mexico, there were lands filled to the brim with gold and other riches. In 1539, one of the first expeditions to find these cities was led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who took on the long, difficult journey which was also known as Seven Cities of Gold Expedition. While exploring the Southwest United States and Northern Mexico, they came across many hardships and encountered many different groups of native tribe along with newly discovered lands that no European has ever came across before. While making these discoveries, the Spanish explorers of the Seven Cities
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Along with him and three other survivors: Alonzo de Castillo Madono of Salamanea; Estevanico or Esteban, a black slave born in Morocco; and Andres Dorantes of Bejar wandered through Texas and Northern Florida for the next eight years until they were rescued in 1536 (Cabaza de Vaca…). After being rescued, Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza sent Esteban along with Fray de Niza to go to verify Cabeza’s reports in 1539 . The reports were confirmed by an indian informant (Seven Cities of…). This excitement led to another expedition that was led by the young, twenty-five year old conquistador, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, to find the Seven Cities of Gold. Two hundred twenty-five men on horses, sixty soldiers, one thousand armed indians, and many indian and black slaves left behind life as they knew it to face the dangers and disappointment that was to come in …show more content…
They explored new lands, in a new country, in places no one besides the tribes that are native to that area have been before. The conquistadors on this expedition faced many hardships and encountered many new tribes, where some they didn’t get along with very well, but found some to be very helpful with the journey. The men and women on this difficult journey left marks in the world that we still see in communities worldwide today. Even though the magnificent tales of cities filled with gold and other riches sounds spectacular, the Seven Cities of Gold is a myth, and the journey to find the cities was extremely difficult and time consuming which only lead to disappointment at the end of all the hard work it took to search for
Along with him and three other survivors: Alonzo de Castillo Madono of Salamanea; Estevanico or Esteban, a black slave born in Morocco; and Andres Dorantes of Bejar wandered through Texas and Northern Florida for the next eight years until they were rescued in 1536 (Cabaza de Vaca…). After being rescued, Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza sent Esteban along with Fray de Niza to go to verify Cabeza’s reports in 1539 . The reports were confirmed by an indian informant (Seven Cities of…). This excitement led to another expedition that was led by the young, twenty-five year old conquistador, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, to find the Seven Cities of Gold. Two hundred twenty-five men on horses, sixty soldiers, one thousand armed indians, and many indian and black slaves left behind life as they knew it to face the dangers and disappointment that was to come in …show more content…
They explored new lands, in a new country, in places no one besides the tribes that are native to that area have been before. The conquistadors on this expedition faced many hardships and encountered many new tribes, where some they didn’t get along with very well, but found some to be very helpful with the journey. The men and women on this difficult journey left marks in the world that we still see in communities worldwide today. Even though the magnificent tales of cities filled with gold and other riches sounds spectacular, the Seven Cities of Gold is a myth, and the journey to find the cities was extremely difficult and time consuming which only lead to disappointment at the end of all the hard work it took to search for