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Subject: CORONADO, FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE (1510-54)
Matches Found: 4

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` BALLAD OF CORONADO'S QUEST, by JESSIE WILMORE MURTON    Poem Source                    
First Line: The dawn was on the mountains
Subject(s): Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De (1510-54); Explorers


CHILDREN OF CORONADO, by MILDRED CRABTREE SPEER    Poem Text                    
First Line: The seven cities of cibola rise
Last Line: They, too, shall die of thirst along the plains!
Subject(s): Cibola (mythical City); Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De (1510-54); Explorers; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers


CUATRO-CENTENNIAL, by ROLF SOMMER NIELSEN    Poem Text                    
First Line: Coronado, this land was old
Last Line: And dry and rot and go to dust.
Subject(s): Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De (1510-54); Explorers; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers


QUIVIRA, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Francisco coronado rode forth with all his train
Last Line: The city of quivira whose streets are paved with gold.
Subject(s): America - Exploration; Coronado, Francisco Vasquez De (1510-54); Explorers; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers