USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Coronado’s Report to the King of Spain Sent from Tiguex on October 20, 1541. Letters from Francisco Vazquez de Coronado to His Majesty, in which he gives an Account of the Discovery of the Province of Tiguex.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did Coronado report to the Spanish king about his expedition? He wrote that he had found a lot of good soil for farming, but no gold. La Salle organized an expedition to get supplies from the nearest French outpost.

Detailed explanation-3: -In response to reports of riches at the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola, Coronado led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States and northern Texas. The expedition totaling nearly one thousand men left Mexico in 1540. After months of searching, however, the expedition found no trace of treasure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, (born c. 1510, Salamanca, Spain-died September 22, 1554, Mexico), Spanish explorer of the North American Southwest whose expeditions resulted in the discovery of many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, but who failed to find the treasure-laden cities he sought.