USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -HERNANDO DE SOTO explored the southeast region of North America for Spain, searching for gold, a suitable site for a colony, and an overland route from Mexico to the Atlantic.

Detailed explanation-2: -No gold was found here, but a foray by some of his men to the west did bring them to the Grand Canyon. Coronado’s expeditionary force stopped at Cibola for the winter and quickly wore out their welcome with the native people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Francisco Vázquez de Coronado sought the fabled golden cities thought to be farther north of what was then New Spain. His exploration through the American Southwest turned up no golden cities, but made him the first European to see the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seven Cities of Cibola | National Geographic. An 1898 painting by Frederic Remington portrays Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado on his ill-fated quest in 1541 to find the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.