Coronado
Americannoun
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Francisco Vásquez de 1510–54?, Spanish explorer in North America.
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a city in SW California, near San Diego.
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Coronado Mayor John Duncan said small businesses are already losing revenue and warned of worse if the water isn’t cleaned up soon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“It was heaven on earth and now I call it paradise lost,” said Whitney David, 63, a retired surgeon and surfer who left Coronado largely because of the sewage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The Spaniards journeyed in that direction until a friendly guide told Coronado that Quivira actually lay to the north.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his Spanish conquistadors had marched many miles through the desert in search of the reputed Seven Cities of Gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It was addressed to Theodore A. Johnson, and its return address was the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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