Coranado: A Very Brief Biography Essay
Coranado was born on September 22,1954. He was born in Salamanca, Spain. His father was a wealthy aristocrat. Even though Coranado had a wealthy upbringing, he had no prospects of inheriting the family fortune. He instead wanted to make it on his own in the new world, which led to his occupation: exploring. Coranado traveled to New Spain in 1535 and enjoyed the support of Antonio de Mendoza, the viceroy of Mexico. He got a position in the Spanish government, and married well also. His newly wed wife, Dona Beatriz, was the daughter of Alonso de Estrada, the colonial treasurer of Mexico. Later on, Coranado rose in rank in the government, receiving an appointment to governorship of Nueva Galicia. Tales of gold and other riches located north
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of Mexico had begun to circulate around the 1530's. The explorer named Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca told tales of the seven mysterious golden cities of cibola in 1536. A spanish missionary, Marcos de Niza, also spoke of seeing golden citites in his travels in 1539. In the year following, Coranado was chosen by viceroy to lead an expedition to further explore these claims.
Now, Coranado set out with an estimated 300 spanish soldiers and roughly 1,000 Native Americans.
That July of Coranado's expedition, his group encountered a group of Zuni Native Americans in what is now New Mexico. Coranado and his group clashed with the Zunis and took over their village. Angered by the expedition's failure to find a city of gold, Coranado decided to send his group out into different directions to investigate further. One group led by Pedro de Tovar traveled to the Clarado Plateau. Another group led by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and his men became the first Europeans to see the Grand Canyon. Coranado then spent the next winter in a place called tiguex, a community of several pueblo Native American villages. Before long, Coranado and his people had an issue with the local Native Americans over supplies. Coranado then moved on in the spring, moving east over the Pecos River. Him and his expedition continued their search through what is now Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, before giving up their quest.
Now back in New Spain in 1542 the disapointed Coranado returned to his duties as governor of Nueva Galicia. He was then removed from his post two years later, during an investigation into his expedition. Charged with several offenses related to his conduct, including neglect of duty, Coranado was eventually cleared on all
counts.
According to some people, Coranado spent the rest of his days in Mexico City. He served as a member of the city council. Coranado died on September 22, 1554. He became one of the first European explorers to visit the American West. His accomplishments are known widely.
My personal opinion of Coranado is that he was a strong willed man. He could've lost faith in his expedition so many times before he did. He kept on going, trying to find at least one of the citites of gold, even splitting his group up, and I admire that. I also think that Coranado was awesome for going to explore the world instead of accepting his families fortune and just settling down earlier on. This is my report on new world explorers.
of Mexico had begun to circulate around the 1530's. The explorer named Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca told tales of the seven mysterious golden cities of cibola in 1536. A spanish missionary, Marcos de Niza, also spoke of seeing golden citites in his travels in 1539. In the year following, Coranado was chosen by viceroy to lead an expedition to further explore these claims.
Now, Coranado set out with an estimated 300 spanish soldiers and roughly 1,000 Native Americans.
That July of Coranado's expedition, his group encountered a group of Zuni Native Americans in what is now New Mexico. Coranado and his group clashed with the Zunis and took over their village. Angered by the expedition's failure to find a city of gold, Coranado decided to send his group out into different directions to investigate further. One group led by Pedro de Tovar traveled to the Clarado Plateau. Another group led by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and his men became the first Europeans to see the Grand Canyon. Coranado then spent the next winter in a place called tiguex, a community of several pueblo Native American villages. Before long, Coranado and his people had an issue with the local Native Americans over supplies. Coranado then moved on in the spring, moving east over the Pecos River. Him and his expedition continued their search through what is now Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, before giving up their quest.
Now back in New Spain in 1542 the disapointed Coranado returned to his duties as governor of Nueva Galicia. He was then removed from his post two years later, during an investigation into his expedition. Charged with several offenses related to his conduct, including neglect of duty, Coranado was eventually cleared on all
counts.
According to some people, Coranado spent the rest of his days in Mexico City. He served as a member of the city council. Coranado died on September 22, 1554. He became one of the first European explorers to visit the American West. His accomplishments are known widely.
My personal opinion of Coranado is that he was a strong willed man. He could've lost faith in his expedition so many times before he did. He kept on going, trying to find at least one of the citites of gold, even splitting his group up, and I admire that. I also think that Coranado was awesome for going to explore the world instead of accepting his families fortune and just settling down earlier on. This is my report on new world explorers.