[DOC] [TLE] European Exploration | Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture [PAR] Oklahoma lay on the northern fringe of Spanish exploration of North America, 
which ... When first encountered by Europeans, the Caddo and the numerous 
Wichita ... the Indians obtained from the Europeans, became a hot topic for 
historians in the ... Coronado expedition on its journey from New Mexico to 
Kansas and back. [DOC] [TLE] Early Conquistadors Explore the Southwest - The Arizona Experience [PAR] Spanish Conquistadors colonized Mexico and explored the American ... For 
perspective, Coronado's expedition through present-day Arizona and New 
Mexico took place ... lvar Nez Cabeza de Vaca was one of the first 
Europeans to explore the ... An attack on a settlement of Apalachee Indians a few 
months after their... [DOC] [TLE] Francisco Vzquez de Coronado - Wikipedia [PAR] Francisco Vzquez de Coronado y Lujn (1510  22 September 1554) was a 
Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to 
present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United ... His expedition 
marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River
,... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Explorers Come to Texas Spanish Explorers Come to Texas [PAR] Aug 14, 2013 ... Why It Matters Now. Spanish explorers did not find ... These explorers became 
known as ... the first Europeans to observe the Texas coast. ... fellow Spaniard 
Hernn Corts, who was exploring farther south. .... After the men entered the 
ArizonaNew Mexico area, Friar ... near present-day Wichita, Kansas. [DOC] [TLE] The Opening of the California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas ... [PAR] Far to the west, another story of European exploration and conquest unfolded. ... 
eastern California to Arizona , New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and central 
Kansas. ... The expedition marked the first intensive contact between the Spanish 
and ... Forty-eight years after Columbus' voyage, the men of Vzquez de 
Coronado... [DOC] [TLE] Earlier Explorations--Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National ... [PAR] Lewis and Clark followed in the spirit, if not the footsteps, of earlier European 
explorers. ... The Coronado and De Soto expeditions of the Spanish and the 
French ... Spain, following Columbus's 1492 discoveries in the Caribbean, was 
the first ... Entering the Zuni territory of western Arizona and eastern New Mexico,
... [DOC] [TLE] Francisco Vzquez de Coronado - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] In 1540, Coronado led a major Spanish expedition up Mexico's western coast ... 
now west-central New Mexico (near the Arizona border) by the Zuni Pueblo tribes 
... Within a year after his arrival, Coronado married Beatriz, the young daughter of 
... Lpez de Crdenas became the first European to sight the Grand Canyon on... [DOC] [TLE] AmericanFrontiers.net: Exhibits: History: Spanish Explorers [PAR] Hernando De Soto was the first European to explore Florida and the ... all of his 
men, and de Narvaez himself, died after being abandoned onshore. ... of Arizona, 
New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Texas panhandle, Kansas, and Colorado. .... 
Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the route that became the Santa Fe Trail. [DOC] [TLE] Coronado's Journey Through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and ... [PAR] Coronado's Journey Through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas ... way 
to Kansas, and made the only observations of pre-European native life, ... This is 
a province the Spaniards called Tiguex (TEE-wish), probably after a native name. 
... On April 23, 1541, the entire army set out to find Quivira, stopping first at the... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers of the Americas - EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 1527. 
... Cabral's 13 ships left on March 9, 1500, following the route of Vasco da Gama. 
... Cabrillo was the first European explorer of the Californian coast. ..... 
established the colony of New Mexico for Spain and became New Mexico's first 
governor. [DOC] [TLE] 3  spanish explorers and settlers - The University of New Mexico ... [PAR] Soon, other Spaniards left Mexico

Question: After exploring Arizona & New Mexico, this Spaniard became the first European in Kansas
Answer: Coronado