VASQUEZ DE CORONADO 



A.D. 

 1540. 



The relation of Francis Vazquez de Coronado, 

 Captaine generall of the people which were sent 

 in the name of the Emperours majestic to the 

 Countrey of Cibola newly discovered, which 

 he sent to Don Antonio de Mendo9a Vice- 

 roy of Mexico, of such things as happened 

 in his voyage from the 22. of Aprill in the 

 yeere 1540. which departed from Culiacan 

 forward, and of such things as hee found in 

 the Countrey which he passed. 



Chap. I. 

 Francis Vazquez departeth with his armie from Culiacan, 

 and after divers troubles in his voyage, arriveth at 

 the valley of the people called Los Caracones, which 

 he findeth barren of Maiz : for obtaining whereof 

 hee sendeth to the valley called The valley of the 

 Lord : he is informed of the greatnesse of the valley 

 of the people called Caracones, and of the nature of 

 those people, and of certaine Islands lying along 

 that coast. 



He 22. of the moneth of Aprill last past 

 I departed from the province of Culiacan 

 with part of the army, and in such order 

 as 1 mentioned unto your Lordship, and 

 according to the successe I assured my 

 selfe, by all likelihood that I shall not 

 bring all mine armie together in this 

 enterprise : because the troubles have bene so great and 

 the want of victuals, that I thinke all this yeere wil 

 not be sufficient to performe this enterprise, & if it 

 should bee performed in so short a time, it would be 

 to the great losse of our people. For as I wrote unto 

 your Lordship, I was fourescore dayes in travailing to \il'^^'^/ 

 Culiacan, in all which time I and those Gentlemen my ^qo. leagues 

 companions which were horsemen, carried on our backs, from Mexico. 

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