Historical Marker

Vásquez de Coronado’s Route (3)

In 1540 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and a small army set out from Mexico to search for the fabled Quivira and its cities of gold. In the spring if 1541, the expedition halted near here for four days while they built a log bridge across the Pecos River. From there they continued their exploration deep into present-day Kansas.