The gold he was trying to find was actully a zuni tribe that used adobe for a wall and in the right sunlight it looked like gold. Chichilticale, the coronado expedition in arizona deni seymour. There he got married, started a family, and was made governor of the province of nueva galicia in 1538. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Francisco pizarro and coronado powerpoint ppt presentation loading. In 1540, while he was governor of nueva galicia, coronado led a large expedition aimed at conquering the. Explorers to the new world by cassandra dean teachers.
This a power point presentation that gives a brief overview of some famous explorers. Coronado led a great expedition to kansas looking for the seven cities of gold but he ended up finding the grand canyon. Although his family name was vasquez, the english do not follow the same naming system. Francisco encountered many handships like the rattlesnake bites many. Coronado claimed what is now california to oklahoma and kansas for spain. Brittany and anthony he was born in salamanca spain in the year 1510. Coronado state monument, photo gallery, southwest archaeology pages. Coronado s goal of exploration was to find the cities of gold. In 1535, he traveled to new spain and became the governor of new galicia, which in now sinaloa and nayarit, mexico.
A powerpoint presentation is included as well to make discussion easy and fun with a large group. Coronado was made captain of the expedition to find the seven cities of gold. As a younger son, francisco could not inherit the family estates. At the age of 25,he sailed to the new world and lived in mexico city. Choose from 35 different sets of francisco coronado flashcards on quizlet. The essays collected in this book bring multidisciplinary expertise to the study of that expedition. Ppt francisco coronado powerpoint presentation, free download. In february 1540 he left compostela, the capital of nueva galicia, heading a large.
Francisco pizarro and coronado is the property of its rightful owner. I designed this power point to go with a used lesson plan called adventure to the new world. In search of gold, francisco coronado led the first major european expedition north from mexico. He also wanted to claim more land in north america. If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with. Francisco coronado kids britannica kids homework help. I heard of a city of gold called cibola from a spanish missionary priest. The powerpoint presentation is geared more for lower grades, but could easily be. In 1540, coronado led a major spanish expedition up mexicos western coast and into the region that is now the.
I was looking for the seven cities of gold i have been hearing so much about but we looked for months and did not find anything. Coronado s reunited expedition spent the winter of 154041 on the rio grande at kuana near modernday santa fe. So overtime, he became known just as francisco coronado. Dear diary, i spent a long time sailing across the atlantic to see my friend in mexico. According to some reports, he was the younger son of a wealthy aristocrat. Although the desoto expedition fought numerous battles earlier, the tiguex war was the first named war between europeans and native americans in what is now the united states. The following year coronado was asked to lead a major expedition to the north. This will open a new tab with the resource page in our marketplace. Bureau of american ethnology, 14th annual report, pt. They fought off several indian attacks, and in the spring of 1541 moved into palo duro canyon, in modernday texas. The spaniards found no richesinstead, the grand canyon. One group was to carried the bulk of the expeditions supplies. I was looking for the seven cities of gold i have been hearing so much about but we looked for months and did not.
Assembleing the expedition what motivated him in galacia he assambled an expedition in two groups. After he heard stories about lands of great wealth, he decided to head north to look for them. His travels in the 1540s established spains later claims to what is now the southwestern united states. In 1540, coronado led a major spanish expedition up mexicos western coast and into the region that is. After staying there for a while i went on an expedition to the land above mexico. Coronado, with 300 soldiers and 800 indian allies from new. Download a 1280 pixel deskpicture of this view of the sandia mountains across the rio grande. Impact he killed the slaves and mistreated his men or solders. Francisco coronado explored in many different places. He started exploring when he heard stories of gold and riches located to the north of mexico.
When his group split up, one group was the first to find the grand canyon and another was the first to see the colorado plateau. He left home at an early age because his wealthy parents promised the family fortune to his older brother when they died. Francisco was born in salamanca, spain in the year 1510. Please help support the mission of new advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Francisco worked in a humiliating minor position because of punishment. Ppt francisco pizarro and coronado powerpoint presentation. If you purchase it, you will be able to include the full version of it in lessons and share it with your students. Download powerpoint presentation on coronados route in arizona and its implication for. Nobody is certain of what day in this year he was born. Basic facts portrait exploration for gold what coronado is best known for what he used interesting facts. This is the spanish flag and it represents coronado because he was born in salamanca, spain. He came to mexico in 1535 and was named governor of the province of nueva galicia in 1538. Explorers to the new world by cassandra dean teachers pay. In 1512, juan vazquez was appointed corregidor magistrate and alcalde mayor of burgos in northern spain.
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