Route of Coronado Expedition
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 35° 06.571 W 101° 21.532
14S E 285015 N 3887734
One of several markers at the courthouse in Claude.
Waymark Code: WMNK3F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 4366

Marker Text:
Led by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, this trail-blazing expedition set out from Mexico City in 1541 in search of Cibola, fabled 7 Cities of Gold. Finding only Indian pueblos, Coronado changed his course for Quivira, a supposedly wealthy Indian kingdom. This quest brought the entourage across the Panhandle plains to present Tule Canyon. Then with 30 men, Coronado went north by "Needle Point"-a route taking in Palo Duro Canyon and present Armstrong County, via Claude. He next continued into Kansas, but failing to find riches, returned to Mexico in 1542. (1969)
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