Evidence of Francesco Coronado’s Expedition found in New Mexico! (and video)

Caret-headed nails were found at the Coronado Historic Site. (Cr: Clay Mathers)

I've posted a lot of archaeological findings in the past, most recently about a recently uncovered city in Greece. Today's story though, is about a location in New Mexico.
  A recent discovery at the Coronado Historic Site near Bernalillo, New Mexico tells the story of some kind of skirmish between the Spanish and the people of Kuaua at about the time Francesco Coronado was here in the 16th century.
  One of the archaeologists was interviewed in a 10 minute video, included in today's blog. 
 Following the "Who Was Francesco Coronado" is the article from the Albuquerque Journal.

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WHO WAS FRANCESCO CORONADO? - Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, (born c. 1510, Salamanca, Spain—died September 22, 1554, Mexico), Spanish explorer of the North American Southwest whose expeditions resulted in the discovery of many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, but who failed to find the treasure-laden cities he sought




Site yields evidence of Coronado’s expedition
By Maddy Hayden / Journal Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal Newspaper
Monday, December 3rd, 2018 at 12:05am

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Major archaeological news is being reported from the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo.

An ongoing archaeological metal detector survey of the site revealed, for the first time, tangible evidence that the expedition of Vázquez de Coronado was present at this site.

In July 2017, a large-scale archaeological metal detector survey of Coronado Historic Site was initiated by Dr. Clay Mathers of The Coronado Institute with the support of New Mexico Historic Sites, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, the Pueblo of Isleta, the Pueblo of Sandia, the Pueblo of Santa Ana, and Holmans, Inc.

According to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, although archaeological and historical research has been focused on the Coronado Historic Site and its Pueblo of Kuaua for nearly 140 years, previous excavation, survey, and archival research had not identified any material evidence of the Vázquez de Coronado Expedition at this site.

(Photo: Clay Mathers lectures at Coronado Historic Site on Nov. 10. (Cr: Richard Estrada)

Now in its 16th month, the survey has revealed the first definitive objects from that site that can be linked to the expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado.

Objects recovered include copper crossbow boltheads, chain mail armor, nails, lead shot and other equipment.

These artifacts offer compelling evidence to suggest the site was attacked by Vázquez de Coronado during the expedition’s extended stay in the Albuquerque-Bernalillo area between the summer of 1540 and spring of 1542.

Artifact types, such as caret-headed nails and copper crossbow boltheads, are diagnostic of the Vázquez de Coronado expedition.

They have been found at other sites associated with this expedition in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, Pecos, El Morro National Monument, and Zuni.

VIDEO INTERVIEW from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs 

 Recent discovery at the Coronado Historic Site near Bernalillo, New Mexico tells the story of some kind of skirmish between the Spanish and the people of Kuaua at about the time Coronado was here in the 16th century.

 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/-4ZNEAZ2jog