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Primary
PBS

New Perspectives on the West: Coronado's Report to Viceroy Mendoza

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the original report Coronado sent to the viceroy describing his journey from Mexico to what he hoped were the Seven Cities of Gold. He describes the land, people, climate, food, animals.
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Primary
PBS

New Perspectives on the West: The Journey of Coronado

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS website offers the complete 3 part, multi-chaptered account of Coronado's journey in search of Cibola, written by Pedro de Castaneda. It is quite the ethnography.
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Website
PBS

New Perspectives on the West: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. Discusses his exploration into the current U.S. in search of gold. Includes a link to a translation of his chronicle of the journeys.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Coronado Explores the Southwestern United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This page details Coronado's expedition, the discovery of the Grand Canyon and the search for Quivira. Click on the map for a closer look at Coronado's Expedition.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Coronado National Memorial: Coronado's Seven Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Francisco Coronado's quest for the Seven Cities of Cibola that took him across the Southwest and into the Midwest. Included is a link to a map showing his route.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Parallel Histories: Coronado

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Coronado's life and adventures with links to original and related documents, including illustrations and explorer notes.
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Handout
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

For Students 3rd - 5th
A biography of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1510-1554), a Spanish explorer. In 1535, Coronado sailed to Mexico with Antonio de Mendoza, the viceroy of Mexico. Coronado became governor of New Galicia province, northwest of Mexico City...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Explorer: Francisco Vazquez De Coronado Issue

For Students 9th - 10th
Review key aspects of the career of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado from this captioned exhibit of a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1940 in commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of his 1540 expedition through the American Southwest.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who explored New Mexico and the Great Plains of Kansas.