Failing Spain
The third and final reason why Coronado was evidently villainous is that, although he was adventurous and discovered many natural wonders, his expedition failed to do what it had been meant for, thus failing Spain. People may argue that Coronado, despite his flaws, was actually a great person who’s legacy was to be remembered, as he discovered many prominent features what is now the southwestern United States. Some such aspects were pueblos, buffalo herds, the Colorado Plateau, and the Grand Canyon. These discoveries paved the way for the founding of settlements like Santa Fe, New Mexico (“Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | PBS World Explorers” 3:58 - 4:29). This means that, according to some, even though Coronado may have done …show more content…
However, against all hopes, there was virtually no gold to be found. Thus, the expedition was a failed, ruinous misadventure for everyone involved. When the people returned to Mexico City, many, if not all, of them were heavily in debt, so heavily, in fact, that most were never able to recover financially (Drye). This means that, in an attempt to discover wealth, a lot of wealth had actually been wasted. There had been neither discoveries nor even sightings of riches, therefore showing that the expedition hadn’t served its primary …show more content…
Additionally, after just a few years, Coronado was found guilty for the harm of Indians under his authority and was removed from his governorship of Nueva Galicia (“Francisco Vasquez de Coronado”). Despite his discoveries and claims of natural treasures, to the Spanish, Coronado had failed miserably. Where he hadn’t seen how terrible his abuse of the natives had been, the Spanish had realized this, as well as the fact that the expedition had been useless, thus labeling it a
The third and final reason why Coronado was evidently villainous is that, although he was adventurous and discovered many natural wonders, his expedition failed to do what it had been meant for, thus failing Spain. People may argue that Coronado, despite his flaws, was actually a great person who’s legacy was to be remembered, as he discovered many prominent features what is now the southwestern United States. Some such aspects were pueblos, buffalo herds, the Colorado Plateau, and the Grand Canyon. These discoveries paved the way for the founding of settlements like Santa Fe, New Mexico (“Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | PBS World Explorers” 3:58 - 4:29). This means that, according to some, even though Coronado may have done …show more content…
However, against all hopes, there was virtually no gold to be found. Thus, the expedition was a failed, ruinous misadventure for everyone involved. When the people returned to Mexico City, many, if not all, of them were heavily in debt, so heavily, in fact, that most were never able to recover financially (Drye). This means that, in an attempt to discover wealth, a lot of wealth had actually been wasted. There had been neither discoveries nor even sightings of riches, therefore showing that the expedition hadn’t served its primary …show more content…
Additionally, after just a few years, Coronado was found guilty for the harm of Indians under his authority and was removed from his governorship of Nueva Galicia (“Francisco Vasquez de Coronado”). Despite his discoveries and claims of natural treasures, to the Spanish, Coronado had failed miserably. Where he hadn’t seen how terrible his abuse of the natives had been, the Spanish had realized this, as well as the fact that the expedition had been useless, thus labeling it a