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Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de |
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Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de (c. 1510-1554)Spanish explorer who sailed to the New World in 1535 in search of gold. In 1540 he set out with several hundred men from the Gulf of California on an exploration of what are today the southernwestern states. Although he failed to discover any gold, his expedition came across the impressive Grand Canyon of the Colorado and introduced the use of the horse to the indigenous Indians. |
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