Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1540
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
1. 1540 Marker
1540
The first major Spanish expedition to what is now the southwest United States was conducted by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado from 1540 to 1542. Coronado organized and financed the expedition based upon the travels of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1536 and Fray Marcos de Niza in 1539. Coronado's expedition, consisting of 285 Spaniards and about 800 Mexican Indians as well as livestock, traveled over 3,500 miles and surveyed the area between the Colorado River and central Kansas. After visiting a number of pueblos, the expedition divided into two groups. The main party traveled east to central Texas, then north through Oklahoma before encountering the “Quivira," ancestors of today's Wichita Indians, in the middle of Kansas. The second detachment under García López de Cárdenas traveled west to the Grand Canyon and the Hopi villages. Subsequent exploration and settlement of the American Southwest was based on the Coronado expedition.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1540.
Location. 35° 41.203′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1583 (here, next to this marker); 1598 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1598 (a few steps from this marker); 1607 (a few steps from this marker); 1620 (a few steps from this marker); 1610 (a few steps from this marker); The Labyrinth (a few steps from this marker); Kateri Tekakwitha (within
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2021
2. 1540 Marker
The marker is the first of eight markers in this semi-circle just north of the cathedral.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
