1. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado BY MACKENZIE MCALLISTER

2. Francisco Coronado was a nobleman.

3. The year his exploration began was 1540 and it ended in 1542.

4. On his first trip he was thrown in jail because he didn’t find any gold. So on his second trip he was spreading Christianity.

5. His claim to fame was he found, the Grand Canyon, Kansas, and Rio Grande.

6. Some interesting facts about him was He was thrown in jail He was charged with bad leadership His wife was rich He found no gold.

7. His sponsoring nation was Spain.

8. bibliography Social Studies Alive! Palo Alto, CA Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, 2010. 64.