THE SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD

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THE SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD!

• BY A GOLD DIGGER

aka
Mrs. Lawson
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Francisco Coronado

• Rumors of cities of gold were abundant in Spain.
• Name an explorer who had already conquered a city
  of gold.
• Name another explorer who had come to the New
  World and discovered a city rich with gold and
  riches.

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So Where Did Coronado Go?

• He was in Mexico and he went North.
• If he went North, where do you think he went?
• Thats right! He went north into our United
  States.

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Coronado Reaches Present Day New Mexico

• What do you think he found?
• Trust me, it wasnt gold!
• He did find cities, but the streets were paved
  with sun baked clay instead of gold.

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What Else Did He Find?

• He found seven broken down adobe-type
  dwellings.
• Some of the walls were covered with WORTHLESS
  jewels.

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Coronado Did Not Give Up!

• He and his men went further north into Texas,
  Oklahoma and Kansas.
• Did they find gold and riches?
• No Such Luck!

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So, Why Do We Care About Coronado? What Did He
Do?

• He and his men saw many natural wonders.
• They saw great, open plains covered with grass.
• They saw enormous herds of buffalo.

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But He is Really Famous For

• Discovering the Colorado River.
• He and his men were probably the 1st white men
  to see the colorful Colorado River.
• Discovering the Grand Canyon.
• Have you seen the Grand Canyon? Lets take
  a trip to the Grand Canyon!
• And

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He Strengthened SpainsClaims on the New World

• He claimed the following for Spain
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Texas
• Kansas
• Oklahoma
• Yah, Like Spain Needed More Control and Power.

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Did You Know That

• Coronado and his men left some of their horses
  and cattle behind.
• These horses and cattle grew into herds and they
  roamed the wild west. So, we can give Coronado
  credit for introducing horses to the
  southwestern United States.