The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska Page: 23 of 288
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ITINERARY OF THE EXPEDITIONS
assemble at Compostela, where the
viceroy finds them on his arrival.
FEB. 22. Review of the army on Sunday.
FEB. 23. The army, under the command of Fran-
cisco Vazquez Coronado, starts for
Cibola (not on February 1).
FEB. 26. Mendoza returns to Compostela, hav-
ing left the army two days before,
and examines witnesses to discover
how many citizens of New Spain have
accompanie(I Coronado. He writes a
letter to King Charles V, which has
been lost.
MARCH The army is delayed by the cattle in
crossing the rivers.
The death of the army master, Saman-
iego, at Chiametla.
Return of Melchior Diaz and Juan de
Saldivar from Chichilticalli.
MARCH 3 Beginning of litigation in Spain over
the right to explore and conquer the
Cibola country.
MARCH 28 Reception to the army at Culiacan, on
Easter day.
APRIL The army is entertained by the citizens
of Culiacan.
Mendoza receives the report of Melchior
Diaz' exploration, perhaps at Jacona.
Coronado writes to Mendoza, giving an
account of what has already hap-
pened, and of the arrangements which
he has made for the rest of the journey.
This letter has been lost.
APRL 17 Mendoza writes to the Emperor
Charles V.
APRIL 22 Coronado departs from Culiacan with
about seventy-five horsemen and a few
footmen.
APRIL Coronado passes through Petatlan,
MAY Cinaloa, Los Cedros, Yaquemi, and
other places mentioned by Jaramillo.
MAY 9 Alarcon sails from Acapulco to coop-
crate with Coronado. The army starts
from Culiacan and marclies toward
the Corazones or Hearts valley.
MAY 26 Coronado leaves the valley of Corazones.
JUNE He proceeds to Chichilticalli, passing
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Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952. The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3161/m1/23/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .