Coronado’s Expedition
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Native Americans, American Indians, Explorers
- Curriculum: Latin American History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Latino History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico
- Date: February 23, 1540-c. October 13, 1542
Article abstract: The first extensive exploration of the Southwest, prompting later expeditions.
Summary of Event
The Moors, a nomadic North African tribe, occupied the Iberian peninsula for several hundred years before finally being driven out in the late fifteenth century. They contributed much to Spanish culture. They also contributed to a myth that would have enduring consequences for North America. Legend had it that oppressed Christians led by seven bishops had fled the Moorish invasion and gone west by sea. These refugees were supposed to have...
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