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          Marcos de Niza

          Franciscan friar and explorer (c.

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          Marcos de Niza

          OFM

          TitleProvincial of the province of the Holy Gospel
          Bornc. 1495
          Died25 March 1558(1558-03-25) (aged 62–63)
          Known forFirst European in what is now Arizona
          OrderFranciscan
          PredecessorAntonio de Ciudad Rodrigo
          SuccessorFrancisco de Soto

          Marcos de Niza, OFM (or Marco da Nizza; c. 1495 – 25 March 1558) was a Franciscan friar and missionary from the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy.

          Marcos led the first Spanish expedition to explore what is now the American Southwest. His report of finding a "beautiful city", "more extensive than that of Mexico [City]",[1] induced Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza to organize a large-scale entrada under the leadership of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado.

          Marcos served as a guide for this expedition but when they f