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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

1510 - 1554

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ˈβaθkeθ ðe koɾoˈnaðo]; 1510 – 22 September 1554) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Vázquez de Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, often referred to now as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, among other landmarks. His name is often Anglicized as Vasquez de Coronado or just Coronado. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is the 39th most popular explorer (up from 117th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Spain (up from 436th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a Spanish explorer who was most famous for leading an expedition to the American Southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Gold.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 39 out of 498. Before him are John Davis, John Cabot, Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Pytheas, and Francisco de Orellana. After him are Juan Ponce de León, Daniel Boone, Jacob Roggeveen, Ingólfr Arnarson, Ernest Shackleton, and Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 1. After him are Ambroise Paré, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Mikael Agricola, Jacopo Bassano, Renée of France, François Clouet, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Aloysius Lilius, Gracia Mendes Nasi, and Túpac Huallpa. Among people deceased in 1554, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 3. Before him are Lady Jane Grey, and Piri Reis. After him are Leo Africanus, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Sebastiano Serlio, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Sibylle of Cleves, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Hieronymus Bock, and Pedro Cieza de León.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 115 out of 3,355. Before him are Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Pelagius of Asturias (685), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), and Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852). After him are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Javier Solana (1942), and Manuel Azaña (1880).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 6. Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), and Francisco de Orellana (1511). After him are Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Juan Díaz de Solís (1470).

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