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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 1,289,648 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado is the 115th most popular explorer (down from 76th in 2019), the 414th most popular biography from Spain (down from 264th in 2019) and the 24th 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 115 out of 405. Before him are João Gonçalves Zarco, Juan de la Cosa, Tristão da Cunha, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Semyon Dezhnev, and Pedro de Mendoza. After him are Thomas Cavendish, George Vancouver, Andrés de Urdaneta, Afanasy Nikitin, Alvise Cadamosto, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 13. Before him are Mikael Agricola, Gonzalo Pizarro, Gracia Mendes Nasi, François Clouet, Elena Glinskaya, and Túpac Huallpa. After him are Oda Nobuhide, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Francesco de' Rossi, Guillaume Postel, Antonio de Cabezón, and Ivan Fyodorov. Among people deceased in 1554, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 7. Before him are Piri Reis, Lady Jane Grey, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Leo Africanus, Sebastiano Serlio, and João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. After him are Hieronymus Bock, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Sibylle of Cleves, Pedro Cieza de León, Gaspara Stampa, and Marcantonio Trivisan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 414 out of 2,932. Before him are Severo Ochoa (1905), Marisa Paredes (1946), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), José María Aznar (1953), Carlos Sainz (1962), and María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880). After him are Fruela II of Asturias (875), Antonio Tejero (1932), Sisebut (565), Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), and Najwa Nimri (1972).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado ranks 24. Before him are Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Juan de la Cosa (1460), and Pedro de Mendoza (1487). After him are Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), João da Nova (1460), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), and Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480).

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