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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
(1510-1554)
Who Was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado?
The expedition team of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is credited with the discovery of the Grand Canyon and several other famous landmarks in the American Southwest while searching for the legendary Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola — which they never found.
Early Life
Vázquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510.
According to some reports, he was the younger son of a wealthy aristocrat.
Francisco vasquez coronado biography
Vázquez de Coronado had a fine upbringing, but no prospects of inheriting the family fortune. He instead sought to make it on his own in the New World.
Traveling to New Spain in 1535, Vázquez de Coronado enjoyed the support of Antonio de Mendoza, the viceroy of Mexico.
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 appo