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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.
Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre.
Marcos de Niza was a Franciscan friar who claimed to have sighted the legendary “Seven Golden Cities of Cibola” in what is now western New Mexico. Niza went to the Americas in 1531 and served in Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 11, 2021 · Learn about the mythical lands of gold that inspired the 16th century Spanish expeditions, including the one led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. Find out how the friar Marcos de Niza and the survivor Estevanico played a role in the quest for Cibola.
- Joshua J. Mark
May 23, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Friar Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan missionary who explored the Southwest for Coronado in 1539. Find out how he reported the fabled "Seven Cities of Cibola" and what happened to him later.
Learn about Marcos de Niza, who traveled north from Sinaloa in 1539 and reported on the Seven Cities of Cíbola. Find out how his account influenced Coronado's expedition and his later life in New Spain.
May 16, 2017 · Learn about the Franciscan Priest who inspired the Coronado Expedition to explore the Southwest. Watch a video about his testimony of a golden city and his role in the expedition.
