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Coronado Captures Hawikuh

When
1540
Where
Hawikuh Ruins
Episodes
1

In 1540, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado reached Hawikuh, a Zuni pueblo known to Spaniards as Cibola, seeking the Seven Cities of Gold. While stationed there, he dispatched García López de Cárdenas to locate the Colorado River.

Episodes

  1. 1540 · Hawikuh RuinsArrival at Hawikuh

    Coronado reaches the Zuni pueblo of Hawikuh, identified by Spaniards as Cibola, in search of the Seven Cities of Gold.

Background and detail

Arrival at Hawikuh. Coronado’s force arrived at Hawikuh, one of the largest Zuni pueblos, which Spanish chroniclers identified as Cibola. The site is now part of the Zuni-Cibola Complex. The expedition’s primary objective was to find the gold rumored to exist in these seven cities.

People involved

Sources

  1. Hawikuh Ruins Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
  2. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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