Marcos de Niza
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Marcos de Niza
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Marcos de Niza, OFM was a Franciscan friar and missionary from the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy. Marcos led the first Spanish expedition to explore what is now the American Southwest. His report of finding a "beautiful city", "more extensive than that of Mexico [City]", induced Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza to organize a large-scale entrada under the leadership of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. Marcos served as a guide for this expedition but when they failed to find the wealth they expected,
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Franciscan friar and explorer (c. 1495–1558)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_de_Niza
date created:
2005-08-06T09:15:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T14:37:21Z
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