SEARCH FOR GOLD. Seven Cities of Gold A Spanish legend described the Seven Cities of Gold Cabeza de Vaca even reported that he saw signs of gold in the.

SEARCH FOR GOLD

Seven Cities of Gold

A Spanish legend described the Seven Cities of Gold

Cabeza de Vaca even reported that he saw signs of gold in the mountains

This report excited the viceroy or royal governor of New Spain

Fray Marcos de Niza Fray Marcos was the

explorer first sent by the Viceroy of New Spain to find the lost cities of gold

Viceroy- royal governor of New Spain

Because Estevanico knew the land, he was de Niza’s guide, and he dressed like a healer

Some 300 Mexican Indians went to provide protection

Cibola!!!!

Fray Marcos received word that Estevanico had seen a large city

As he went along he saw the advance group fleeing and they said that the people in the Golden city had killed Estevanico

Fray Marcos reported to Mexico City that he had found Cibola or seven wealthy cities in what is now New Mexico.

Another expedition got under way to claim the treasure in those cities

Search for Cibola

To conquer Cibola the Spanish organized a large force

300 Soldiers Several religious officials 1,0000 Mexican Indians Cattle, sheep, and horses Fray Marcos served as a guide Set off in April 1540

Fray Marcos de Niza

Goals Find the lost cities of gold

Result Because Estevanico knew the land, he was de

Niza’s guide, and he dressed like a healer. He was killed by the Zuni Pueblo

Fray Marcos received word that Estevanico had seen a large city

Fray Marcos reported to Mexico City that he had found Cibola or seven wealthy cities,

The city was actually the adobe houses of the Zuni Pueblo

Coronado

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado commanded this force

He wore gold-plated armor, steel helmet with bright feathers and rode a stallion

Gold………

When Coronado reached the city that Fray Marcos had described he was met by Zuni Indians

Short battle took place What Fray Marcos had thought were

wealthy cities were villages of the Zuni Pueblo

. They searched the pueblo city and found no gold or silver

Coronado was disgraced and sent Fray Marcos back to Mexico City

Turk

Disappointed Coronado sent groups out to explore and search for treasure

He sent out several groups and his group stayed with the Tiguex Indians

There he met Turk, who told tales of Quivira, another city of gold

Many of the Spaniards doubted this story

Yet Coronado thought it was worth the risk

The Journey Guided by Turk,

Coronado set out in search of Quivira in 1541

Along the journey they saw their first buffalo and met many Indians

They moved through the Cap rock Escarpment and the Palo Duro Canyon

They finally made it to Quivira near now Wichita, Kansas

Gold……

At Quivira they saw no gold, they found grass huts and corn

Turk then explained why he lied to them and Coronado had him killed

Coronado returned to Mexico City in 1542 and noted that the buffalo could be a valuable resource to the Spanish

FAILED

Coronado

Goal to conquer Cibola

Result Fray Marcos will serve as a guide When Coronado reached the city that Fray Marcos

had described he was met by Zuni Indians What Fray Marcos had thought were wealthy cities

were villages of the Zuni Pueblo. NO GOLD FOUND He then is told by an Indian guide Turk where the

gold is. Turk is wrong and is killed after a pointless search for gold

Coronado returned to Mexico with no gold but reported that the buffalo would make a good resource

Hernando De Soto

Goals sought Cibola from the

east Results

He had 600 soldiers and landed on the Florida coast in 1539

spent two years exploring Florida and what is now the southeastern United States

May 1542 he died of fever

Moscoso

Goals Get back to Mexico City

Results Because they had yet to find treasure he

decided to go back to Mexico City He went to East Texas and met the Caddo Starving and desperate they went to the

Mississippi River and build small boats to sail back

When he returned he described the Texas land and some black gold that he came across

first explored East Texas

Juan de Onate

Goal Settle and govern a colony called New

Mexico Result

Led more than 500 colonists He claimed the Rio Grande river for Spain They built the first Spanish settlement in

New Mexico He journeyed north in hope of finding the

golden city of Quivera

Journal #3

Describe your expeditions first encounter with and Indian tribe in Texas