The expeditions conducted by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Juan de Oñate were politically significant for all of these reasons except __________.

Coronado’s expedition reached Quivira, where he encountered Wichita peoples, but it did not establish alliances with them. Spain’s exploration and claims did help extend its asserted territory toward Quivira, which appeared on Spanish maps and helped define the reach of Spanish exploration in relation to French claims. Therefore, the statement about Coronado creating alliances is the exception.

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