Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a major expedition through the American Southwest in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francisco Vásquez de Coronado canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4427134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Context triple: [Coronado Historic Site (Kuaua Pueblo), namedAfter, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado]
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Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his role in the conquest of the Americas and for leading the first European expedition deep into what is now the southeastern United States.
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a 16th-century Spanish explorer and chronicler best known for surviving the failed Narváez expedition and documenting his years of wandering across what is now the southern United States and northern Mexico.
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Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza was an 18th-century Spanish explorer and military officer best known for leading overland expeditions that opened routes between New Spain (Mexico) and Alta California, helping to establish settlements such as San Francisco.
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E.
Diego de los Ríos
Diego de los Ríos was a Spanish general and colonial administrator best known as the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines during the final phase of Spanish rule in the archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Target entity description: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a major expedition through the American Southwest in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
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A.
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his role in the conquest of the Americas and for leading the first European expedition deep into what is now the southeastern United States.
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B.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a 16th-century Spanish explorer and chronicler best known for surviving the failed Narváez expedition and documenting his years of wandering across what is now the southern United States and northern Mexico.
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C.
Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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D.
Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza was an 18th-century Spanish explorer and military officer best known for leading overland expeditions that opened routes between New Spain (Mexico) and Alta California, helping to establish settlements such as San Francisco.
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E.
Diego de los Ríos
Diego de los Ríos was a Spanish general and colonial administrator best known as the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines during the final phase of Spanish rule in the archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial governor ⓘ explorer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1510 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
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Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
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Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1554 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mexico City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| expeditionEndDate | 1542 ⓘ |
| expeditionStartDate | 1540 ⓘ |
| explored |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
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Colorado River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Canyon region NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ present-day Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Vásquez de Coronado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early European exploration of present-day United States interior
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exploration of the American Southwest ⓘ leading an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| led | Coronado expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain general ⓘ |
| name | Francisco Vásquez de Coronado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | governor of Nueva Galicia ⓘ |
| notableWork | Coronado expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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conquistador ⓘ explorer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Nueva Galicia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Antonio de Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sought |
Seven Cities of Cíbola
NERFINISHED
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Seven Cities of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Beatriz de Estrada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Description of subject: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a major expedition through the American Southwest in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
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