expedition of Coronado

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Coronado_expedition
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Quivira
gptkb:Tiguex
gptkb:Zuni
gptkbp:endDate 1542
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major European exploration of American Southwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label expedition of Coronado
gptkbp:impact increased Spanish knowledge of North American interior
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Francisco_Vázquez_de_Coronado
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
gptkb:Great_Plains
gptkb:New_Spain
gptkbp:notableEvent first European sighting of the Colorado River
first European sighting of the Grand Canyon
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Spanish_conquistadors
about 1,000 indigenous allies
about 300 Spanish soldiers
indigenous allies
gptkbp:purpose search for the Seven Cities of Gold
gptkbp:result failure to find gold
gptkbp:route from Compostela, Mexico to present-day Kansas
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Antonio_de_Mendoza
gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:startDate 1540
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_North_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8