During the expedition led by Coronado (left), the 40-lb. hackbut cannon shown here would have appeared similar to 15th or 16th century German light artillery pieces (top). Note the heavy wooden ...

Independent researchers in Arizona have unearthed a bronze cannon linked to the Vázquez de Coronado expedition, making it the oldest firearm ever found in the continental United States.

Con ese relato sobre las nuevas tierras, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado acometería el primer ... Uno de los objetivos que pretende Crespo-Francés es demostrar que «las expediciones españolas ...

A firearm discovered in Arizona is what researchers believe to be the "oldest" ever found in the continental United States. Excavations along the Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona brought to ...

A greenish obsidian blade, believed to have been found on the Texas Panhandle, may be from the 16th-century expedition led by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a new study suggests.

una cruz que Hernán Cortés había regalado al conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján. Aunque ese obsequio nunca existió, sí hay una base real. Coronado, partiendo de Compostela ...

Archaeologist Dr Deni Seymour discovers where explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition first crossed into what would become the continental United States. She also discovers evidence ...

A wall gun found in southern Arizona is believed to be the oldest ever found in the continental U.S. Researchers say the firearm is linked to the 1539-1542 expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de ...