Coronado Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical expedition
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Pedro_de_Castañeda
gptkbp:endDate 1542
gptkbp:enteredInto present-day Arizona
present-day Kansas
present-day New Mexico
present-day Texas
present-day Oklahoma
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
gptkb:Northern_Mexico
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples gptkb:city
gptkb:Wichita
gptkb:Zuni
gptkb:Teya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coronado Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Francisco_Vázquez_de_Coronado
gptkbp:legacy early European exploration of the American Southwest
gptkbp:notableEvent first European sighting of the Grand Canyon
first European crossing of the Great Plains
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:García_López_de_Cárdenas
gptkb:Hernando_de_Alvarado
gptkb:Pedro_de_Tovar
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 300 Spanish soldiers
gptkbp:numberOfIndigenousAllies about 1,000
gptkbp:purpose search for the Seven Cities of Gold
gptkbp:result failure to find gold
increased knowledge of North American interior
gptkbp:route from Compostela, New Spain
to Quivira
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Antonio_de_Mendoza
gptkbp:startYear 1540
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zuni_Tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5