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In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp |
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US 277 & FM 89 junction, Abilene,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 15' 9.11427999984",
-99° 59' 13.77348"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In 1541, the Spanish explorer Coronado is thought to have passed this way en route from New Mexico to the fabled Indian villages of Quivira, though his path across vast Texas plains is now difficult to determine. Upon finding that his Indian guide, The Turk, had taken him too far south, Coronado halted at a small canyon or barranca. Here he conferred with his captains and decided to follow the compass directly north. When they reached Quivira (possibly in Kansas), no gold was found - only the poor, grass huts of a Wichita village. (1968)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp Historical Marker Location Map, Abilene, Texas
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