Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Research Paper

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Early Life
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510. His parents are Juan Vasquez de Coronado y Sosa de Ulloa and Isabel de Lujan. His father was a wealthy aristocrat, but the family fortune was promised to his older brother. Francisco was determined to make his own fortune in the New World. This is what made him an explorer.

Francisco traveled to New Spain in 1535. He got a job working for the government. Within three years of his arrival, he had put down a slave rebellion, become governor of Nueva Galicia, and had married Dona Beatriz, the daughter of the colonial treasurer. But he wanted more. He set out, convinced by the rumors of cities of gold, but what he found wasn’t what he was looking for.

Exploration
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explored the American Southwest, starting his exploration in 1540. This region included Kansas, Arizona, and New Mexico. He was sent out to this region by New Spain. Before it was explored, the American Southwest region was occupied by many Native Americans. Francisco explored this land because...

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