Coronado explores the south-west of North America

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Between 1540 and 1542 Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado y Luján (1510 - 1554) explored New Mexico and areas of what is now the South West of North America.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Coronado explores the south-west of North America". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10030, accessed 23 November 2024.]

10030 Coronado explores the south-west of North America 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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