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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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This article is about the man. You may be looking for the ship.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was a Spanish conquistador and explorer.

BiographyEdit

In 1520, Coronado was given a jewel-encrusted golden crucifix by fellow Spanish conquistador, Hernando Cortés. This crucifix, the Cross of Coronado, was proof that Cortés sent Coronado in search of the Seven Cities of Gold.[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

LEGO Coronado

Bill Ahrendt's cover image and its LEGO adaptation.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, holding the Cross of Coronado, can briefly be seen in the introduction to the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade segment of LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues. Coronado's LEGO likeness the was based on a 1984 painting of the conquistador by artist Bill Ahrendt for a copy of the magazine Arizona Highways.

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Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel

External linksEdit

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