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Pánuco

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[pah-nuh-koh, pah-noo-kaw] / ˈpɑ nəˌkoʊ, ˈpɑ nuˌkɔ /

noun

  1. a river in E central Mexico, flowing E to the Gulf of Mexico. About 315 miles (505 km) long.


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Shortly after Coronado returned from New Mexico, the Moscoso party reached Pánuco.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Hearing of Garay's operations, in 1522 Cortés led forty thousand allies into the country, subdued it, and founded San Estéban, on Pánuco River.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

In 1527 the Pánuco district, under the name of Victoria Garayana was separated from Mexico, Nuño de Guzmán being made governor, while the region called Florida, further north, was assigned to Pánfilo de Narváez.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

For thirty-eight years Zavala controlled and governed the frontier with exemplary zeal, subduing Indians, granting encomiendas, operating mines, founding new towns, and opening highways to Pánuco and the interior.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Giving up the attempt by land, they returned to the Mississippi, built a fleet of boats, descended the river, and skirted the Texas coast, reaching Pánuco in 1543.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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