Francisco Vazquez De Coronado father was a nobleman. Francisco put down rebellions by black slaves working in mines. His father was also a administrator in Granada.Francisco Vazquez De Coronado's friend Garcia Lopez De Cardenas was the first man to see the Grand Canyon.

Francisco vazquez de coronado sailed of for the united states looking for the seven cities of gold to strike rich.But the indians refused to listen. So the Spainish and indains went to battle. Francisco Vazquez De Coronado was hit with a stone and was wounded.The spainish lost and headed a different way. Francisco lead a smaller group and they failed to find the seven cities of gold. Francisco Vazquez  De Coronado returned to Spain and was fired from being the governor.

Francisco Vazquez De Coronado was born as the second son in Salamanca, Spain in 1510. He die on September 22, 1554