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THE CORONADO EXPEDITION, 1540-1342 



[El II. ANN. 14 



November 



March 



March 3 



March 28 

 April 



Mendoza begins to prepare for an expedition to conquer the 



Seven Cities of Cibola. 

 Melcbior Diaz is sent to verify the reports of Friar Marcos. 

 De Soto finds the remains of the camp of Narvaez at Bahia 



de los Cavallos. 

 Witnesses iu Habaua describe the effect of the friar's reports. 



1540 



Mendoza celebrates the new year at Pasquaro. 



Coronado at Guadalajara. 



Cortes stops at Habaua on his way to Spain. 



The members of the Cibola expedition assemble at Compos- 

 tela, where the viceroy finds them on his arrival. 



Review of the army on Sunday. 



The army, under the command of Francisco Vazquez Coro- 

 iiado, starts for Cibola (not on February 1). 



Mendoza returns to Compostela, having left the army two 

 days before, and examines witnesses to discover how many 

 citizens of New Spain have accompanied Coronado. He 

 writes a letter to King Charles V, which has been lost. 



The army is delayed by the cattle in crossing the rivers. 



The death of the army master, Samaniego, at Chiametla. 



Return of Melchior Diaz and Juan de Saldivar from Chichilti- 

 calli. 



Beginning of litigation iu Spain over the right to explore and 

 conquer the Cibola country. 



Reception to the army at Culiaeau, on Easter day. 



The army is entertained by the citizens of Culiaeau. 



Mendoza receives the report of Melchior Diaz' exploration, 

 perhaps at Jacona. 



( loronado writes to Mendoza, giving an account of what has 

 already happened, and of the arrangements which he has 

 made for the rest of the journey. This letter has been lost. 



Mendoza writes to the Emperor ( harles V. 



Coronado departs from Culiaeau with about seventy five 

 horsemen and a few footmen. 



Coronado passes through Petatlau, Cinaloa, Los Cedros, 

 Yaquemi, and other places mentioned by Jaramillo. 



Alarcon sails from Acapuleo to cooperate with Coronado. 



The army starts from Culiaeau and marches toward the 

 Corazones or Hearts valley. 



Coronado leaves the valley of Corazones. He proceeds to ( 'hi 

 chilticalli, passing Senora or Sonora and Ispa. and thence 

 crosses the Arizona wilderness, fording many rivers. 



The army builds the town of San Hieronimo in Corazones 

 valley. 



