Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

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Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

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• Morgan, Ana, Angie

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Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Coronado was born in 1510 in Spain.
• He married a woman named Dand Beatriz.
• Coronado died when he was 44 in 1554.

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Exploration

• Francisco Coronado explored in many different
  places.
• For example he went to Mexico, California,
  Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Spain.
• Coronado wanted to take all of the silver and
  gold from Arizona.
• In 1540 Coronado and his crew went out to go find
  the golden cities.

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Timeline

• In 1510 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was born
  to a great, loving family.
• In 1540 Coronado and his crew set out to find
  the golden cities.
• In 1541 Coronados crew became the first
  Europeans to ever see the Grand Canyon.
• In 1540-1542 he traveled throughout New Mexico,
  Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

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Bibliography

• Hurwicz, Claude. Famous Explorers Francisco
  Vasquez de Coronado, The Rosen Publishing Group,
  Inc. , 2001.
• www.powerkidslinks.com
• www.yahooligians.com