Question 8 • DAEP-Grade 7 Texas History A (20 Day Term)
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado led a Spanish expedition into what is now the American Southwest in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. The expedition aimed to claim Cibola for Spain, so choice C is correct. He did not discover the Mississippi River; that is associated with Hernando de Soto.
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