This was left by Marcos de Niza in 1539 at what is now Phoenix South_Mountain_Park

Marcos de Niza (c. 1495 - March 25, 1558) was a French Franciscan friar. He was born in Nice, France. He went to America in 1531, and after serving his order zealously in Peru, Guatemala and Mexico, was chosen to explore the country north of Sonora, whose wealth was pictured in the hearsay stories of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. Preceded by Estevanico, the Moorish companion of Cabeza de Vaca in his wanderings and the Black Mexican of Zuni traditions, Fray Marcos left Culiacán in March 1539, crossed south-eastern Arizona, penetrated to Zuni or the Seven Cities of Cibola, and in September returned to Culiacán. He saw Cibola only from a distance, and his description of it as equal in size to Mexico City was probably exact; but he embodied much mere hearsay in his report, Descubrimiento de las siete ciudades, which led Francisco Vásquez de Coronado to make his famous expedition next year to Zuni, of which Fray Marcos was the guide; and the realities proved a great disappointment. Fray Marcos was made provincial superior of his order for Mexico before the second trip to Zuni, and returned in 1541 to the capital, where he died in 1558. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2335 KB) Summary This photograph was taken at the Pima Canyon Trailhead at South Mountain in Phoenix. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2335 KB) Summary This photograph was taken at the Pima Canyon Trailhead at South Mountain in Phoenix. ... South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona is the largest municipal park in the United States of America. ... 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: [1] (Latin: Nice the city) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Alpes-Maritimes (06) Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur City (commune) Characteristics... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. ... Estevanico (ca. ... For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ... The Zuni (IPA: ) (also spelled Zuñi) or Ashiwi are a Native American tribe, one of the Pueblo peoples, most of whom live in the Pueblo of Zuñi on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... For the real places of this name, see Cibola, Arizona and Cibola County, New Mexico. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced /mexiko/ in IPA) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Mexico. ... Coronado Sets Out to the North, by Frederic Remington, 1861-1909 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (ca. ... A provincial superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the orders superior general and exercising a general supervision over all the local superiors in a territorial division of the order called a province (not to be confused with an ecclesiastical province which is a group...

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.