Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:casualties significant among indigenous peoples
some among Spanish soldiers
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Tiguex_people
gptkb:Pueblo_peoples
gptkbp:endDate 1542
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Great_Plains
gptkb:Northern_Mexico
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major European exploration of American Southwest
influenced later Spanish colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Francisco_Vázquez_de_Coronado
gptkbp:notableEvent encounter with Pueblo peoples
encounter with Zuni people
first European sighting of the Colorado River
first European sighting of the Grand Canyon
encounter with Quivira
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Turk
gptkb:Estevanico
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:García_López_de_Cárdenas
gptkb:Hernando_de_Alvarado
gptkb:Juan_Jaramillo
gptkb:Juan_de_Padilla
gptkb:Luis_de_Moscoso_Alvarado
gptkb:Pedro_de_Tovar
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 1,000 indigenous allies
about 300 Spanish soldiers
gptkbp:purpose search for the Seven Cities of Gold
gptkbp:result failure to find gold
expanded European knowledge of North American interior
gptkbp:route gptkb:Culiacán,_Mexico
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Antonio_de_Mendoza
gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:startYear 1540
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:García_López_de_Cárdenas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6