The Coronado Expedition 1540–1542, by George Parker Winship, excerpted from the Four­teenth An­nual Re­port of the Bureau of Eth­nol­ogy to the Sec­re­tary of the Smith­sonian Ins­ti­tu­tion, 1892–1893, Part 1.

CONTENTS

• … 339

  Introductory note

• … 341

  Itinerary of the Coronado ex­pe­di­tions, 1527–1547

• … 345

  Historical introduction

  • … 345

    The causes of the Coronado expedition, 1528–1539

    • … 345

      Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca

    • … 350

      The governors of New Spain, 1530–1537

    • … 353

      The reconnoissance of Friar Marcos de Niza

    • … 362

      The effect of Friar Marcos’ report

  • … 373

    The expedition to New Mexico and the great plains

    • … 373

      The organization of the expedition

    • … 382

      The departure of the expedition

    • … 385

      The expedition by sea under Alarcon

    • … 386

      The journey from Culiacan to Cibola

    • … 388

      The capture of the Seven Cities

    • … 389

      The exploration of the country

      • … 389 The Spaniards at Zuñi
      • … 390 The discovery of Tusayan and the Grand canyon
      • … 390 The Rio Grande and the great plains
    • … ...