Mendoza comes to Mexico as viceroy of New Spain. 1536 [Sidenote: April] Cabeza de Vaca and three other survivors of the Narvaez expedition arrive in New Spain. The Licenciate de la Torre takes the residencia of Nuño de Guzman, who is imprisoned until June 30, 1538. 1537 Franciscan friars labor among the Indian tribes living north of New Spain. Coronado subdues the revolted miners of Amatepeque. The proposed expedition under Dorantes comes to naught. [Sidenote: April 20] De Soto receives a grant of the mainland of Florida. 1538 [Sidenote: September] It is rumored that Coronado has been nominated governor of New Galicia. 1539 Pedro de Alvarado returns from Spain to the New World. [Sidenote: March 7] Friar Marcos de Niza, accompanied by the negro Estevan, starts from Culiacan to find the Seven Cities. [Sidenote: April 18] The appointment of Coronado as governor of New Galicia is confirmed. [Sidenote: May] De Soto sails from Habana. [Sidenote: May 9] Friar Marcos enters the wilderness of Arizona. [Sidenote: May 21] Friar Marcos learns of the death of Estevan. [Sidenote: May 25] De Soto lands on the coast of Florida. [Sidenote: July 8] Ulloa sails from Acapulco nearly to the head of the Gulf of California in command of a fleet furnished by Cortes. [Sidenote: August] Friar Marcos returns from the north and certifies to the truth [Sidenote: Sept. 2] of his report before Mendoza and Coronado. [Sidenote: October] The news of Niza’s discoveries spreads through New Spain. [Sidenote: November] Mendoza begins to prepare for an expedition to conquer the Seven Cities of Cibola. Melchior Diaz is sent to verify the reports of Friar Marcos. De Soto finds the remains of the camp of Narvaez at Bahia de los Cavallos. [Sidenote: Nov. 12] Witnesses in Habana describe the effect of the friar’s reports. 1540 [Sidenote: Jan. 1] Mendoza celebrates the new year at Pasquaro. [Sidenote: Jan. 9] Coronado at Guadalajara. [Sidenote: Feb. 5] Cortes stops at Habana on his way to Spain. [Sidenote: February] The members of the Cibola expedition assemble at Compostela, where the viceroy finds them on his arrival. [Sidenote: Feb. 22] Review of the army on Sunday. [Sidenote: Feb. 23] The army, under the command of Francisco Vazquez Coronado, starts for Cibola (not on February 1). [Sidenote: Feb. 26] Mendoza returns to Compostela, having left the army two days before, and examines witnesses to discover how many citizens of New Spain have accompanied Coronado. He writes a letter to King Charles V, which has been lost. [Sidenote: March] The army is delayed by the cattle in crossing the rivers. The death of the army master, Samaniego, at Chiametla. Return of Melchior Diaz and Juan de Saldivar from Chichilticalli. [Sidenote: March 3] Beginning of litigation in Spain over the right to explore and conquer the Cibola country. [Sidenote: March 28] Reception to the army at Culiacan, on Easter day. [Sidenote: April]