Francisco Coronado And The Seven Cities Of Gold

Spanish legend claimed that there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World. Coronado and his troupe spent three years wandering in the American Southwest discovering only the beauty of the landscape. Today he is seen as a

Traces the life and accomplishments of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who led a major expedition from Mexico through what is now the southwestern United States.

Presents the life of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who searched for gold in the American Southwest, but discovered only Indian villages.

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was born to an affluent family in Salamanca Spain in 1510. Coronado is most famous for his expedition to find the Seven Cities of Gold, starting in 1540. He explored much of the present-day Southwest United States and Northern Mexico.

Spanish legend claimed that there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World.

Published as part of the 400th anniversary of Coronodo's expedition from "Mexico City to Cibola and Quivira," representing military exploration of the Southwestern USA. Much on the army movements, some on local culture, populations and environment. 16 full pages of black and white photos, including artists Julian and Maria the potter from San Ildefonso.

Explore the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in this captivating biography. Spanish legends claimed there were seven cities built of gold filled with treasure and riches. Coronado and his crew spent three years exploring the New World in search of gold, discovering only the beauty of the landscape. Follow along the brave journey of Coronado and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southwest.

The story of Coronado's 16th century expedition contains all the hardship, excitement, danger, intrigue, cruelty and romance that one may wish for? but no wealth and glory. Very little has captured the imagination of both professional and amateur historians as much as Coronado's Expedition of discovery from the interior of Mexico to the far reaches of the previously unknown lands to the north. The route taken by thousands of Spanish conquistadors and their Indian allies, who likely left many tools, household items and other artifacts along the way, is still largely unknown. To discover the path taken by the Expedition, Drexler uses the descriptions in eyewitness accounts and testimony recorded later during Spanish court proceedings following the Expedition. Although there is very little detail in existing resources to directly identify geographical features or the locations of the sites visited by the Expedition, Drexler uses what does exist and combines this with his extensive knowledge of the southwest. He does some intricate sleuthing to uncover the most probable routing of the Expedition and delivers some surprising conclusions. Drexler brings this journey to life, describing several of the thousands of participants in that journey while telling of some of their complex reasons for making the trip. Dozens of maps and tables are used to illustrate this historical exposition of the first European intrusion into northern Mexico and the southwestern regions of the United States.