Francisco Marquez De Coronado Research Paper

When Vargas died in 1705 after repossessing the governorship in 1703, he was succeeded by Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes. Governor Cuervo y Valdes campaigned for a more militant approach against the indigenous tribes, predominantly the Navajos, whose troublesome acts were thought to be influencing the Pueblos to resist the Spanish’s reoccupation. Cuervo in June 1705 launched successive offensive attacks against the Gila Apaches, coming back to the Navajos, who were stealing cattle from settlers and missionaries. Cuervo stated that the Navajos were troublesome because of the “continuous wars that they have carried on from the conquest of this kingdom [1598] until the general uprising of the year 1680 and which they have continued from

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was he a hero or a villain? I would say a villain. He set out to find a city of gold and riches. He soon found out that there wasn’t a city of gold. Instead he found something else. He found new villages and land, also new historical lands.

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River. Wikipedia

José Antonio Navarro was born in San Antonio de Béxar on February 27, 1795 to María Josefa Ruiz and Ángel Navarro. His mother, Maria, was of noble descent, and his father, Ángel, used to be a runaway and a servant, although he eventually became a successful merchant. According to his autobiography (found on Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s website), Navarro's father passed away on the 31st of October, 1808, leaving

Born in Santervás de Campos, Spain, in 1460, Juan Ponce de León had sailed on expeditions with Christopher Columbus, and then sailed to the New World on expeditions of his own later on. Although most commonly known for his exploration for the Fountain of Youth, Ponce de León proved to be a great explorer for having resolved the rebellion that had erupted in Hispaniola, but also discovering Puerto Rico and Florida to add to his legacy and story.

Latino’s haven’t always had it easy in America, some were luckier than others. Hector Garcia growing up was one of the lucky ones. His parents were educators but their credentials were denied. They resorted to teaching their kids inside the home. The Garcia kids were pushed by their parents to become doctors, so they could have a better future. Hector Garcia graduated from the University of Texas and did his residency in Omaha, Nebraska. Garcia volunteered as a infantry officer during world war two, but was denied to practice medicine while in the army. He was eventually able to serve as a medical corps officer before he was dismissed

Did you know that past explorers were known to travel for riches and fame? They just wanted to be known, and be able to say they were there, and seen many things; or the accomplishments they have made. For instance, Hernan Cortez was born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. He was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. He also studied at the university of Salamanca. In 1504, he traveled to Santo Domingo and settled in a town called Azua and served as a notary. In 1515, he joined the expedition of Cuba led by Diego Velazquez and served as the mayor of Santiago. In 1518, he set sail to Mexico with eleven ships and five hundred men. By 1519, he reached the Mexican coast.

Ruben Salazar was born on March 3, 1928, in Ciudad Juarez, and moved to El Paso, Texas where he grew up. Ruben Salazar was a well-known journalist and activist who brought together Chicanos and Americans. He was one of the first non-white journalists in an all-white male profession and proved that he was just as capable of journalism as all of them. Salazar brought together Americans and Chicanos in many ways, he reported on Chicano events and put himself in between a very tense boundary. Salazar began as a journalist for The Los Angeles Times and became a foreign correspondent until a new more powerful Chicano movement brought him back. Salazar was the Times’ best choice to report on the movement and brought him back to Los Angeles to report

Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Spain in 1460. Looking for fame and fortune, he started his career as an explorer by assisting in Christopher Columbus’s second expedition. Later on, he started his own expeditions to search for gold. On his various expeditions, he is known for building settlements in Puerto Rico and finding Florida while on the search for the fountain of youth.

In today’s world, we have many famous explorers that we study in text books. One person that is lesser known is Hernan Cortez. Hernan Cortez was born into a lesser noble family in the year of 1485. He was born by the name of Hernan Cortez Pizarror (aztec-history,com). Hernan was destined by his parents to become a lawyer. Setting his own path, Hernan Cortez became a conquistador instead at the age of nineteen. Denying his orders to not set sail, Hernan took eleven ships and more than five hundred men to the Mexican Coast (biography.com). Later becoming a ruler and a criminal, he died December 2, 1547.

Fransisco Vaquez de Coronado went to New Spain which was in Mexico with Antonio de Mendoza. Antonio was the Spanish viceroy in 1535 and he earned early distinction in pacifying Indians. In 1538 he was made the governor of Nueva Galicia. In 1539 Fray Marcos de Niza was sent north by Mendoza to explore. He eventually came back with reports of riches in the mythical Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola. It perhaps corresponded to the Zuni Pueblos, which was in the present day New Mexico. Mendoza organized an expedition to make a better exploration. It was made up of 300 Spaniards, hundreds of Native and Indian slaves, horses, and sheep, pigs, and cattle. In addition to it two ships were under the command of Hernando de Alarcón. On Augest 26, 1540, he

went on his first, real expedition to Uraba, Colombia with Spanish explorer Alonzo de Ojed. Even if

(3 POV) Jose Casas was just a normal boy who just wanted fulfilled his dreams, and have a good life. Throughout his teenage years he wasn’t really like the others at school. He was just a 17 year old who wanted to finish school and go to practice and play sports.

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador born in the year 1496 and died in 1542 due to a deadly fever after crossing the Mississippi River in Ferriday, Louisiana. De Soto lead a dangerous expedition in the interior of North America in the hope of finding gold. During his journey, he came among a over populated a sophisticated Indian civilization living in the Mississippi Valley. After discovering this place, De Soto, his men, and livestock introduced new diseases and destroyed that beautiful and large group of natives. Three years of searching and searching de Soto and his men grew restless, next thing they knew de Soto died with the men fleeing to Mexico.

In 1510-1554 Francisco Vazquez De Coronado served as governor of an important province in New Spain (Mexico).Coronado searches for the 7 golden cities. Coronado decided to seek his fortune in the new world.De Coronado’s dad was a royal administrator in Granada. Francisco married a woman named Beatriz. The people who sponsored him was Alvar Nuneza Bezade Vaca, and Marcos de Niza. The motive for the exploration of Francisco was to seek his fortune by finding the 7 golden cities and he was expecting to find a lot of gold their so that he may reach his goal. The dates of the explorations was 1535, 1540, 1541, and 1542. The exploration routes were Northern Mexico, Southwestern usa, Arizona, New mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Francisco impacted