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Coronado’s Southwest Quest Highlighted in Coronado Four Centenary
The piece recalls Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s 1540–42 expedition across the American Southwest. It notes the search for the Seven Cities of Cibola, the Pecos and Zuni pueblos, and the eventual return to Mexico, while honoring the Santa Fe Fiesta and the broader legacy in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Union
United States
Europe
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Coronado
Columbus
New World
Cabeza de Vaca
Narvaez
Florida
Louisiana
Mexico City
Mexico
Friar Marcos de Niza
de Vaca
Negro
Estevan
de Niza
Marcos
New Mexico
Cibola
New Spain
Compostela
The
Huachuca Mountains
Montezuma Pass
Yaqui Springs
Arizona
Pecos
Wichita
Kan
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas Panhandle
Red
Cimarron
Arkansas
Kansas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Grand Canyon
Tiguex
Bernalillo
N. M
Spain
Don Juan Onate
Rio Grande
San Gabriel
Espanola
Chama River
Don Pedro de Peralta
Santa Fe
Old Spain
Diego de Vargas
de Vargas
la Fonda
Southwest
Don Diego de Vargas