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The purpose of the Coronado expedition was to

  • discover the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola located in today's Southwestern United States.

The result of the expedition

  • was a failure as no such cities existed. However, the Grand Canyon was discovered. Many Indian villagers fought the intruders.

Vazquez de Coronado was a Spanish explorer who went on an expedition because he heard of some Seven cities of Gold from Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and missionary Fray Marcos de Niza.

He left for the expedition in 1540 even though he was still a governor. He was disappointed to find only the villages of the Native Indians instead of the cities of gold.

The Grand Canyon was discovered by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas. He returned to New Spain in 1542. He was also removed as governor on his return.

Learn more about the Coronado expedition here: https://brainly.com/question/18537171

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