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Marcos de Niza

Franciscan friar and explorer (c. 1495–1558)

For the school in Tempe, Arizona, see Marcos de Niza High School.

Fray Marcos de Niza OFM
Title	Provincial of the province of the Holy Gospel
Born	c. 1495
Died	25 March 1558(1558-03-25) (aged 62–63)
Known for	First European in what is now Arizona
Order	Franciscan
Predecessor	Antonio de Ciudad Rodrigo
Successor	Francisco 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.

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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.

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