Coronado may refer to:

People

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján (; 1510 – 22 September 1554) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 15 ...

(1510–1554), Spanish explorer often referred to simply as "Coronado" * Coronado Chávez (1807–1881), President of Honduras from 1845 to 1847

Places

United States

* Coronado Butte, a summit in the Grand Canyon, Arizona * Coronado, California, a city *

Coronado Heights Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. It is alleged to be near the place where Francisco Vásquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico. Coronado H ...

, Kansas, a hill with a public park * Coronado, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Coronado Cave, Arizona *

Coronado Historic Site Coronado Historic Site is the Tiwa pueblo of Kuaua and a historic site that is part of the State-governed Museum of New Mexico system. It is located along U.S. Federal Route 550, 1 mile west of Bernalillo and 16 miles north of Albuquerque. Histo ...

, New Mexico * Coronado National Forest, in Arizona and New Mexico

Mexico

Coronado Municipality Coronado is one of the 67 Municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Coronado José Esteban Coronado or Villa Coronado is a town and seat of the municipality of Coronado, in the northern Mexican state of ...

, Chihuahua, Mexico * Coronado Islands, island group in Tijuana municipality, Baja California, Mexico * Isla Coronado, an island and volcano in Ensenada municipality, Baja California, Mexico *

Isla Coronados Isla Coronados, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California Sur state, Mexico. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Loreto Municipality. Ecology Reptilian life Isla Coronados has 16 ...

, Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Elsewhere

Coronado, Alberta Coronado is a locality in Alberta, Canada. The community takes its name from Coronado, California Coronado (Spanish for "Crowned") is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, United States, across the San Diego Bay from downt ...

, Canada, a locality * Vázquez de Coronado (canton), commonly shortened to Coronado, a canton in Costa Rica *

Coronado, Panama Coronado is a coastal city and resort located about 87 km (54 miles) southwest of Panama City. Coronado was the first resort development in Panama and is a popular destination for tourists. History Coronado is part of the first structured agrar ...

, a city * Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede), a civil parish in Trofa, Portugal * Coronado, Uruguay, a village in Artigas Department

Arts and entertainment

* '' Coronado: Stories'', collection of short stories by Dennis Lehane * ''Coronado'' (1935 film), an American comedy film * ''Coronado'' (2003 film), a German-American adventure film *

Fender Coronado The Fender Coronado is a double-cutaway thin-line hollow-body electric guitar, announced in 1965. It is manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The aesthetic design embodied in the Coronado represents a departure from previous Fe ...

, an electric guitar

Military

* Operation Coronado, a series of military operations in the Vietnam War * , several naval vessels * Consolidated PB2Y Coronado, a World War II United States Navy flying boat * Naval Base Coronado, a United States Navy base in California

Transportation

* Convair 990 Coronado, a passenger jet *

Coronado Yachts Coronado Yachts was a US sailboat manufacturer located in Southern California which produced several popular lines in the 1960s and early 1970s. Many of the boats they built are still sailing and racing today. In the 1970s Playvisa obtained a l ...

, an American sailboat manufacturer *

Freightliner Coronado The Freightliner Coronado is a Class 8 conventional truck, intended for long haul and vocational use. It was introduced in January 2001, with production starting for the 2002 model year. It featured Cummins, Caterpillar Caterpillars ( ...

, a model of truck * Coronado Railroad, a former railroad in Arizona

Other uses

* '' Cisthene coronado'', a moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

* Coronado High School (disambiguation) * Coronado School (Albuquerque, New Mexico), an elementary school on the National Register of Historic Places *

Coronado Theatre The Coronado Performing Arts Center (originally the Coronado Theatre), in Rockford, Illinois, is a 2,400-seat theatre, designed by architect Frederic J. Klein. The theatre cost $1.5 million to build, and opened on October 9, 1927. Interior The t ...

, Rockford, Illinois, United States * Coronado, an electronics brand of retailer Gamble-Skogmo