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"Guided by myths of golden cities and worldly rewards, policy makers, conquistador leaders, and expeditionary aspirants alike came to the new world in the sixteenth century and left it a changed land. Came Men on Horses follows two conquistadors--Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate--on their journey across the southwest. Driven by their search for gold and silver, both Coronado and Oñate committed atrocious acts of violence against...

Includes the narrative of Castaneda in Spanish text and in translation, together with translations of letters from Mendoza and Coronado and other reports.

"Describes the exploration of North America in the times of explorers Christopher Columbus, Francisco V©Łzquez de Coronado, and Sieur de La Salle. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from Columbus' voyage in 1492, Coronado's 1540 expedition, and Sieur de La Salle's expedition down the Mississippi River in 1682"--Provided by publisher.

This book introduces the Spanish explorer who searched for cities of gold in parts of the American Southwest, but discovered only Indian villages.

This is a biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.

This book describes the journeys of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, one of the first European men to explore the American Southwest.

Brief description of the life and explorations of Coronado as he led Spanish soldiers from New Spain (Mexico) across the southwestern U.S. in the 1500s.