After leaving the Zuni Pueblo in modern-day New Mexico, list the places known to have been explored by the Coronado expedition and describe how they were greeted by the Native Americans they encountered. (
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Explanation:
was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Vázquez de Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, often referred to now as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold, which is a term not invented until American gold-rush days in the 1800s. His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, among other landmarks. His name is often Anglicized as "Vasquez de Coronado" or just "Coronado".
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
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Francisco Vázquez Coronado in the Plaza Mayor de Salamanca
Governor of New Galicia
Monarch
Charles I
Personal details
Born
1510
Salamanca, Crown of Castile
Died
22 September 1554 (aged 43–44)
Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Military service
Allegiance
Spain
Years of service
1535–1554
Battles/wars
Spanish conquest of Mexico
Exploration of North America