Francisco de Coronado

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  • Jan 1, 1510

    Francisco de Coronado is born

    Nobody knows what exact day he was born. Most people just go by the year-1510. He was born in Salamanca, Spain.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1510 to Sep 22, 1554

    Francisco de Coronado

  • Period: Jan 1, 1510 to Jan 1, 1530

    Coronado met Antonio de Mendoza sometime in his early life.

  • Jan 1, 1535

    King Ferdinand sent Mendoza to New Spain to be the viceroy. Later Antonio made Coronado the governor of the area that he lived in.

  • Jan 1, 1536

    Francisco hears of a place called the Seven Cities of Gold

  • Jan 1, 1538

    Mendoza made Coronado the governer of New Galicia

  • Jan 1, 1539

    1539 Mendoza sent a frair to look for the golden cities

  • Jan 1, 1540

    Coronado left with his army to look for the city of gold

  • Jan 1, 1540

    During 1540 Coronado met a guide that told of a tree thet had gold ornaments on it. Francosco want looking for it.

  • Jan 1, 1541

    Francisco decided to go home because he tought there was no food

  • Jan 1, 1542

    Coronado arrives back home in New Spain

  • Jan 1, 1544

    Spanish leaders judged Coronado's leadership in the expidition

  • Jan 1, 1544

    They also judged him on how well he was governing New Glacia.

  • Sep 22, 1554

    Coronado dies

    Fransisco was 44 when he died. He died in Mexico City, Mexico.

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