Week 11 Flashcards
When did Coronado leave Mexico to explore the new lands in the USA?
February 23 1540
Where are the Seven Cities of Cibola located?
Near the Arizona and New Mexico border.
How many people were in Coronado’s company?
336 spaniards, 1000 American Indians, 1500 horses, mules, cows, sheep and pigs.
Coronado was worried about getting caught in the summer heat, so who did he ride ahead with to escape?
Fray Marcos and 100 soldiers.
The soldiers ran out of food, and some died from eating what?
Poisonous plants.
They finally reached the seven cities and what did they see?
A small village of yellow mud houses, not gold.
What date did the soldiers attack the Seven Cities?
July 9 1540
Did Coronado ever find gold in Arizona?
No he returned to Mexico with no gold or silver and they would not send more explorers for 40 years.
Even though he did not find gold, what did Coronado discover in Arizona?
The grand canyon
What things are named after Coronado in Arizona ?
The Coronado national monument and the Coronado national forest.
What were the three main reasons the Spanish explored Arizona?
Gold, glory and God.
Who was the first explorer to reach Arizona and when?
Cabeza de Vaca in 1525
What tribe captured cabeza de Vaca?
The karankawa tribe captured him but after he healed a sick tribe member they let him go and he claimed some land for Spain before going back to Mexico City.
What was the name of the monk that Spain sent to find the seven cities and when?
His name was Fray Marcos in 1539. He told everyone in Mexico that the cit was larger than Mexico City and shiny and golden.
Who was Esteban?
He was an African shaman or medicine man that cured the sick in the karankawa tribe. He learned the language of the Indians and performed many hearings. He also helped fray Marcos find the first of the seven cities.
