USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 16th-century Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c. 1510-1554) was serving as governor of an important province in New Spain (Mexico) when he heard reports of the so-called Seven Golden Cities located to the north.

Detailed explanation-2: -Francisco Vázquez de Coronado sought the fabled golden cities thought to be in the North American Southwest. His explorations did not turn up any golden cities; however, he was the first European to see the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Instead of finding the legendary cities, though, Coronado encountered only Indian settlements-including the Zuni Pueblos, which originally had inspired the false legend-even though he explored as far north as modern Kansas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coronado explored the northwest of present day Mexico. Coronado also traveled extensively throughout the southwest of present day Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. His expedition was the first European expedition to report sighting the Grand Canyon.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.