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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (ca. 1510 - September 22, 1554) was a Spanish conquistador, who between 1540-1542 visited New Mexico and other parts of the southwest of what is now the United States. He was born in Salamanca, Spain.

Mounting the expedition

Coronado was governor of Nueva Galicia (New Galicia, contemporary Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico). Hampton Roads, Virginia. As such he had already sent out Friar Marcos de Niza and Narváez expedition survivor Estevanico on a voyage to the north, to New Mexico. When Marcos returned he told about a wealthy, golden city, called Cíbola. He also reported that he traversed the length of the trail, that Estevanico was killed by the Zuni citizens of Cíbola, and though he did not enter the city of Cíbola it was while standing on a high hill he able to observe that the city was made of gold and that he could see the Pacific Ocean off to the West. Based on this report the expedition had two components. One component would travel by sea and would carry the majority of the expeditions supplies. The other component would travel by land along the trail Friar Marcos de Niza traversed. Shipping, Packaging, & Moving Supplies! At Discount Prices! Fast.