1. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Nobleman and explorer

2. Personal Background Francisco was born in Spain in 1510. Spanish.
Not much is known about his early life.
When he was a young man he met a man named Antonio de Mendoza. In 1535, King Ferdinand of Spain sent Mendoza to New Spain and made him Viceroy of the land. New Spain was then where Mexico is now.
Mendoza made Coronado his assistant and invited him to New Spain.
In New Spain, Coronado met and married Dona Beatriz de Estrada. She came from a wealthy and powerful Spanish family.
Coronado and Beatriz lived in New Galicia in the northwestern part of New Spain.
In 1538, Mendoza named Coronado governor of the area.

3. Sponsor His main sponsors' were his rich wife, Dona Beatriz
Governor of Mexico (back then called New Spain) Antonio de Mendoza(one of Coronado’s closest friends).

4. His Motives
His main motives were finding gold. A priest has told Coronado about one of the Seven Cities Of Gold in Cibola.
Back then Cibola was in Mexico.
He really didn’t find any gold

5. Map Of Route
He went through what is now Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas.

6. Obstacles and Native Americans
Francisco faced many obstacles on his adventure.
When going through the Southwest it was scorching hot and it was a very hard trail.
The animals they brought also slowed them down and they had to leave some at river crossings.
The soldiers had a hard time going across the deserts and mountains.
They kept walking until they traveled about 300 miles then they sent scouts. The scouts came back and told Coronado that their travelers have angered a Native American tribe.
They were attacked by them and some his men were injured .

7. Treatment of Native Americans
Ran into Zuñi, Hopi, and Pueblos,
Native American Tribes who repelled Christianity were killed
Since he did not find gold, silver, or other treasures, his expedition was branded a failure by Spanish leaders.

8. What He Found
As he moved on through his expedition he found some things.
He found a Native American tribe that attacked him and his men.
He found abandoned Native American pueblos but no gold.
He found the Rio Grande valley but no gold.
While searching in Arizona he came across a great discovery. He found the Grand Canyon.

9. Summary of Exploration
He was looking for gold. He traveled more than 300 miles.
He traveled through the Southwest and found some things.
He found the Grand Canyon, Rio Grande valley, Native American tribes, abandoned pueblos and no gold. It was a hard road.
They sent scouts to find stuff. A Native American chief told them of a place called Quivira (now called Kansas) where hump-back creatures (bison) roamed and that they would find gold there.

10. Important Dates
1510-Coronado was born Antonio de Mendoza meets Coronado and he gets married Coronado became governor of the area He sent a man named Marcos de Niza to look for the golden cities expedition returned to New Spain Coronado died.

11. Impact Part of his impact was he found the Grand Canyon
He also found Rio Grande valley
It gave Spain a chance to spread Christianity to American Indians in the south western part of North America.
Since he did not find gold, silver, or other treasures, his expedition was branded a failure by Spanish leaders.

12. Coronado Video