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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado has received more than 1,359,181 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is the 117th most popular explorer (down from 114th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from Spain (down from 414th in 2019) and the 23rd 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 117 out of 498. Before him are Fernão Mendes Pinto, Sacagawea, George Vancouver, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Pánfilo de Narváez, and Heinrich Barth. After him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, Hans Staden, Alvise Cadamosto, Pedro de Mendoza, and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 13. Before him are Aloysius Lilius, François Clouet, Gonzalo Pizarro, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Elena Glinskaya, and Túpac Huallpa. After him are Oda Nobuhide, Francesco de' Rossi, Jean Goujon, Antonio de Cabezón, Ivan Fyodorov, and Jacob Clemens non Papa. Among people deceased in 1554, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 6. Before him are Piri Reis, Lady Jane Grey, Leo Africanus, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Sebastiano Serlio. After him are João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Hieronymus Bock, Sibylle of Cleves, Gaspara Stampa, and Pedro Cieza de León.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 436 out of 3,355. Before him are Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Javier Marías (1951), Suintila (594), Eduardo Chillida (1924), Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), and Marià Fortuny (1838). After him are Julen Lopetegui (1966), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873), José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960), Sara Montiel (1928), and Josep Samitier (1902).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 23. Before him are Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), and Pánfilo de Narváez (1478). After him are Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), and Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480).

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