Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
By Madison H
Early Life
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca Spain on september 22 1510
he was a younger son and as such did not stand to inherit the family title or estate instead
he decided to make it on his own. He traveled with Antonio de Mendoza who married well
and Francisco rose up through the coloniel goverment
The Voyage
Francisco hoped to find the seven gold cities but found nothing but he was the first
European sighting of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River