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By Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017
Coronado in Blanco Canyon Marker in the center
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On US 62, on the left when traveling south. |
| | From 1540 to 1542, Francisco
Vazquez de Coronado led the first
organized European exploration of
the southwest in search of the
fabled "cities of gold." With a
company of more than a thousand
men and women and thousands of . . . — — Map (db m25292) HM |
| Near East Montezuma Canyon Road.. |
| |
Spanish:
En el año 1539, recordando aún el anuncio de la conquista del imperio inca que occurrió en 1533, el virrey Antonio de Mendoza receloso pero con te a la vez, envió a un sacerdote para comprobar los rumres [rumores] sobre ricas . . . — — Map (db m28255) HM |
| On Interstate 186, 0.2 miles south of Interstate 8, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Alarcon's mission was to provide supplies for Francisco Coronado's expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. The Spaniards led by Hernando De Alarcon ascended the Colorado River by boat from the Gulf of California past this point, . . . — — Map (db m88572) HM |
May. 7, 2024