Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

The 16th-century Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a governor of an province in New Spain (Mexico), when he heard about the so-called Seven Golden Cities located in the north. In 1540, Coronado led a Spanish expedition up Mexico’s western coast and into the region that is now known as the southwestern United States. The explorers didn't findn what they were looking for but they did find something Grand! In the begging Franciso was Born in circa in 1510 into a noble family in Salamanca, Spain, Coronado was the youngest son, and as such did not stand to inherit the family title or estate. As such, he decided to seek his fortune and set out to find what he was looking for. In 1535, he traveled to New Spain (as Mexico was then known) with Antonio de Mendoza, the Spanish viceroy, whom his family had ties with from his father’s service as royal administrator in Granada.…

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…

Brief reasons of important of Francisco Pizarro in Literature Francisco Pizarro was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. He was many things in his life time such as solder, conquistador, and explorer for Spain. His impact in the finding of the Americas and his bloody conquest influenced the literature not only back then, but to this time period as well. Francisco Pizarro was born to a poor hidalgo (small landholder of petty nobility), and never learned to read. This didn’t stop him from being…

Francisco Pizarro was born in 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. He died in 1541. Pizarro represented the country of Spain. He explored from 1510-1541. Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador. His goal was to explore, conquer, and accumulate wealth in the New World for Spain. Pizarro came from a poor family. He didn’t receive a good education, and he never learned to read or write. He began working at a young age as a swineherd. This is someone who raises and takes care of pigs. As a teenager Pizarro…

Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God created an accurate portrayal of Lope de Aguirre’s quest for El Dorado in 1561. Using a firsthand account from Aguirre himself, Herzog is able to accurately show what happened. Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a 1972 German film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The plot focuses on a group of conquistadors who are in search of the legendary city of El Dorado. The main protagonist is a Spanish soldier named Lope de Aguirre who, along with others, is…

the gamble that they could strike it rich and thereby break through to a better life.” (Starr, 81). Based upon the book, it was clear to see that the groups of persons that came to the Gold rush were the majority, men. I think this is an obvious fact because taking on long journeys while the women were supposed to stay at home. Men came to California to seek riches and a lot of them came with the mindset that they were going to return back to their homelands. There were three routes that they…

1. Based on your handouts and class discussion, explain in your own words why the hidden mural at Mission Dolores is an important artifact with regard to the nexus between the Ohline people and the Spanish settlers of San Francisco. Hidden murals were painting on the interior wall of the church. Not only it was decorative, but it also shows vital devotional function from worshipers. The mural is very meaning for Ohline people and the Spanish settlers of San Francisco. As we know, the first…

famous explorer is Francisco Vasquez De Coronado. Spain chose Coronado to go explore. My Explorer, I am doing research on is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. He was born on 1510 from a Noble family. He was born in Salamanca Spain. Coronado was a younger son,he did not stand to inherit his family. Instead, Coronado sought to make it on his own. Coronado married Dona Beatriz, which was the daughter of Alonso de Estrada, the colonial treasurer. Spain sent and paid Coronado to find the 7…

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was one of many Spanish conquistadors during the age of exploration. Born in Salamanca, Spain in about 1510, he was the younger of him and his brother. Because of him being the younger of two brothers, Coronado was not set to inherit any land or money from his family. Coronado decided to become an explorer of the new world to make a name for himself. Coronado initially traveled to New Spain, as Mexico was named by the Spanish, with the viceroy of New Spain,…

did discover the New World but died believing he has discovered a new route to the West Indies. Vespucci is known for mapping it and publishing that this was not the West Indies. Ponce De Leon was a conquistador that traveled with Columbus in his second voyage De Leon was appointed as the governor of Santo Domingo. Like many Spanish conquistadores De Leon was looking for gold. Ponce De Leon heard rumors that a nearby island called Borinquen (now Puerto Rico) was full of gold; he invaded the…