Vasquez de Coronado, Francisco - Led an expedition that
crossed Arizona, New Mexico and the panhandle of West Texas from 1540-
1542.
Vazquez de Coronado, Francisco - From: Salamanca, Spain. Parents: Juan
Vazquez de Coronado and Isabel de Lujan. He came to New Spain (Mexico)
with the Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza in 1535. He married Beatriz de
Estrada the daugher of Alonso de Estrada and granddaughter of King
Ferdinand II of Spain. They had 5 children.