The significance was that although he searched a wide area of the American southwest, Coronado pretty much proved that there were no "cities of gold" there. He also found the Grand Canyon. Ironically, today the Grand Canyon is a "city of gold" with millions of tourist dollars spent there annually.
Check this site for more information.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/francisco_coronado.htm
this pertains to the other one of mine down below.
what was the significance of Franciso Vasquez de Coronado's finding in his exploration. I understand what he did but I can't pull out a sinificance that pertains to us.
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He was one of the New World's major explorers. You should easily be able to see significance? Just look at the maps in here -- and notice the dates (compare dates with Columbus's first journey):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_V%C3%A1squez_de_Coronado
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_V%C3%A1squez_de_Coronado
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christopher's was later ans he came in a different direction. I still don't see
thank you so much
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