What is Marcos de Niza?
'''[[friar|Fray]] Marcos de Niza''' ({{circa|1495}}– March 25, 1558) was a [[Franciscan]] friar. He was born in [[Nice]] (''de Niza'' means ''of Nice'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]), which was at that time under the control of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[House of Savoy]]. He went to America in 1531, and explored the area above [[Sonora]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Niza, Marcos de}} [[Category:1490s births]] [[Category:1558 deaths]] [[Category:Explorers]] [[Category:Franciscans]] [[Category:People from Nice]] [[Category:Religious workers]]