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Fransisco Vasqeuz de Coronado By: Jesper #24
 * born in the year of 1510
 * his religeon was Roman Catholic

Dear Journal,

As you know I left in the year 1535 from Spain with 300 soldiers and 1000 Indians and Spain as my representative country because lived there. I left because my parents promised the family fortune to my brother. They all told me about gold and jewels, I was hoping to find some ,and I arrived in the year of 1537. It was a very rough journey through the Atlantic. About 90 died and 55 sick or injured. We gave them plenty of citrus fruit but, it didn't help for a cure. I'm not planning to come back to Spain, I have now found a wonderful wife. I have great job as a Major in New Galcia!

Searching for Gold!

Admiral Mondoza heard stories about the Seven Cities of Cibolo, the Seven Cities of Gold is where the streets and houses where made out of gold and jewels. He sent me to find them and claim wealth for Spain. I took my crew and went searching. I led them on the journey and found new land (Arizona, New Mexico). I found some Zuni Indians on the way and I captured some of them, I considered the town Cibolo. No, sign of riches.

Searching Southwestern Land!

Some of my army camped in Cibolo and some made seperate trips for the cities of gold. We also visited Peublo Indians in a desert land (New Mexico). We became the first Europeans to travel up to Rio Grande. We found many Indian settlements and discovered a very big canyon (Grand Canyon). My army spent the winter of 1540 in Tiquex, a Pueblo village on the Rio Grande. In Spring I led my army south across more land(Texas). I went north in search of Gran Quivera, a land reported to be rich in gold and silver. We were the first Europeans to explor all southwestern part of this land, but we did not find gold.

Return to New Galicia

Discoureged, we returned to Tiguex during the winter of 1541 and later returned to New Galicia. Admiral Mendoza wasn't happy that we returned without any riches, but he relized that I worked very hard. He made me governer of a part of New Spain.

Later Life

I was later exused for abusing Indians. All charges were eventually removed, but I lost my place as governer. I wasn't very healthy at the time. I became an official in the goverment of Mexico City, but my health continued to fail.
 * people learned that there is still more land out there
 * he is remembered because of his discovery of the Grand Canyon and southwestern part of the U.S.
 * Coronado died soon after 1552