I thought Stephen separated from Coronado when part of the party went west  
in search of a river to meet up with Hernan de Alarcon. Stephen and a group of  
Native Americans went on alone, but died at the gates of a Pueblo city. The  
details of all this are really quite sketchy and I am not sure anyone knows 
the  details. Wasn't this a privately funded expedition in search of the fabled  
Cibola? I think a priest returned to Mexico with a fanciful tale that caused 
the  expedition, right?
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.