Directed by the Indians through whose villages he passed, he came at last in sight of the seven Zuni (zoo'-nyee) pueblos (pweb'-loz) of New Mexico, all of which were inhabited in his time.

But he came no nearer than just within sight of them.

For one of the party, who went on in advance, having been killed by the Zuni, Fray Marcos hurried back to Culiacan.

Understanding the name of the city he had seen to be Cibola (see'-bo-la), he called the pueblos the "Seven Cities of Cibola," and against them the next year (1540) Coronado marched with 1100 men.

Finding the pueblos were not the rich cities for which he sought, Coronado pushed on eastward, and for two years wandered to and fro over the plains and mountains of the West, crossing the state of Kansas twice.[1] [Footnote 1: Do not fail to read a delightful little book called _The Spanish Pioneers_, by Charles F.Lummis.In it the story of these great journeys is told on pp.