Fray marcos first served in peru, then guatemala before he was chosen to explore the country north of sonora, mexico. He was part of an advance group that included moorish slave estevanico. The story of fray marcos and the seven cities of cibola was a favorite of. The story of fray marcos and the seven cities of cibola was a favorite of adolph bandelier 18401914. Many of the native american pueblos exist today much as they were in the th cent. He went to america in 1531, and explored the area above sonora. All the others, save for a sailor who returned to the ships and perhaps thirty who sailed in a ships boat to veracruz, perished on the march, most. Essential books for the centennial, accessed april 12, 2020, edu. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Our school does not sanction or guarantee the accuracy or propriety of any information, offered services or products contained in any website linked directly or indirectly to our site. The nowabandoned zuni pueblo of hawikuh was once the largest of the fabled cities of cibola, at which the early spanish explorers hoped to find wealth.
Please purchase the book before starting the lesson. Fray marcos was dismissed as guide and sent back in disgrace. Author hallenbeck, cleve book condition used quantity available 1 edition first edition binding hardcover publisher university press in dallas, 1987 place of publication dallas date published 1987. The discovery of new mexico by the franciscan monk friar. The story of the coronado memorial a 420 page history of the creation of the coronado memorial. He claimed to have glimpsed a golden city that he described as larger than teotihuacan in what is now new mexico. He sailed to the americas in 1531 and traveled to peru, guatemala, and mexico. A franciscan friar, he served in peru and guatemala before going to mexico. Book talk this investigation of marcoss travels through the southwest and. Discovery of new mexico by the franciscan monk friar marcos. National park service explorers and settlers hawikuh. List of books and articles about new mexico history online. Niza went to the americas in 1531 and served in peru, guatemala, and mexico.
He is credited with being the first european in what is now the state of arizona in the united states. Fray marcos first served in peru, then guatemala before he was chosen to. A supposed franciscan exploration of arizona in 1538. The adobe buildings of the pueblo indians glittered in the sun and fray niza, seeing this from far away, thought that he had found a city of gold. By zuni oral history accounts, esteban was received initially at hawikuh with great hospitality. Persistent rumors of rich silver lodes north of mexico set in motion the spanish exploration of the american west. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. Probably duped by zuni legends, the friar described with enthusiasm and great inaccuracy the fabulous riches of the seven cities of cibola. Marcos was born in nice, italy in about 1495 and grew up to become a franciscan friar. The san pedro river valley, is a long and narrow stretch of land, touched by history, but long underutilized by spanish, mexican and anglo settlement. Estevanico traveled ahead of the main party with a group of sonoran indians. Essential books for the centennial, accessed april 12, 2020.