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Published on Nov 23, 2015
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The expedition team of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is credited with 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.
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Legendary Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510. According to some reports, he was the younger son of a wealthy aristocrat. 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.
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NAME
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
OCCUPATION
Explorer
BIRTH DATE
1510
DEATH DATE
September 22, 1554
PLACE OF BIRTH
Salamanca, Spain
PLACE OF DEATH
Mexico City, Mexico
FULL NAME
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Back in New Spain in 1542, the disheartened Vázquez de Coronado returned to his duties as governor of Nueva Galicia. He was removed from his post two years later, during an investigation into his expedition. Charged with several offenses related to his conduct, including neglect of duty, Vázquez de Coronado was eventually cleared on all counts.
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