Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Conquistador, Author
1510 – 1554
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Who was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado?
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján was a Spanish conquistador, who visited New Mexico and other parts of what are now the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Coronado had hoped to conquer the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. His name is often Anglicized as Vasquez de Coronado.
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- Born
- 1510
Salamanca - Also known as
- Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
- Parents
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 22, 1554
Mexico City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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