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86: 1154: 474: 1165: 212: 373:, he discovered that Marcos de Niza's stories were lies, and that there were in fact no treasures as the friar had described. He also found that, contrary to the friar's account, the sea was not within view from that region, but it was instead many days' journey away. Nevertheless, Coronado occupied the region by military force and used it as a base for future explorations. 342:; in this city, the people used dishes of gold and silver, decorated their houses with turquoise, and had gigantic pearls, emeralds, and other beautiful gems. It is now believed by some historians that the mica-inflected clay of the adobe pueblos may have created an optical illusion when inflamed by the setting sun, thus fuelling the tale. 428:
Hawikuh was one of the largest settlements in the Zuni territory at the time of Coronado's 1540 expedition. Located about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Zuni, it includes the excavated ruins of that settlement, as well as the remains of the 17th-century Spanish mission La PurĂ­sima ConcepcĂ­Ăłn de
323:), de Niza sent Estevanico to scout ahead. A short while later, Estevanico met a monk who had heard stories from the Natives about seven cities called "Cibola", said to be overflowing with riches. Estevanico did not wait for the friar, but instead continued travelling until he reached Cibola ( 381:
The Zuni Pueblo has a large number of archaeological sites, and was considered in the early 1970s as a site for a major national cultural park, based on a subset of those sites that are larger and suitable for public access. The stated intent was to preserve and stabilize the archaeological
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Kechipbowa is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Hawikuh. It is a multifaceted site, including structures associated with occupation during the 15th and 16th centuries, but also with remains that are likely older, and the remains of another 17th-century Spanish mission church.
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properties, and to properly interpret them for visitors to the region. Congress authorized enabling legislation in 1988, but the proposal foundered when the people of Zuni Pueblo overwhelmingly voted against leasing land to the
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Upon hearing this news, the Viceroy de Mendoza wasted no time in organizing a large military expedition to take possession of the riches that the monk had described with such vivid detail. Upon the Viceroy's command,
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as "Heshotathluptsina", is located east of Zuni near the mouth of Horsehead Canyon. In the early 1970s, it was largely unimproved and unexcavated, surveys indicated it was probably a late prehistoric habitation
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The journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the city of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the buffalo plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska, as told by himself and his followers
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and said that the expedition had continued even after the death of Estevanico. He claimed that they had seen CĂ­bola from a great distance, and that it was larger than
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The Village of the Great Kivas is located 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Zuni, and is considered a transitional site associated with both the
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in 1974. These properties were considered as major elements of a national park, but the proposal was ultimately rejected by the Zuni people.
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Translation of the journal of the 9 years Alvar Nunez spent wandering from Florida to the Pacific during the failed NarvĂĄez expedition.
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Translation of Marco de Nicas' (Niza) 1539 journal of his visit to Ceuola (Cibola) where Stephan (Estevanico) was killed.
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began his expedition, taking the friar Marcos de Niza as his guide. Coronado left with a small group of explorers from
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Hawikuh. Spanish control over Hawikuh in the 17th century was always tenuous, and it was abandoned after the 1680
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to the north. These rumors were largely caused by reports given by the four shipwrecked survivors of the failed
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for the project. The park proposal included four major elements, described below, all of which are located on
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Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park, the Park that Died A-Borning, National Parks Traveler, June 28, 2009
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The name "Cibola" first entered recorded history in 1539, when Spaniards in southern
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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to the south. The site includes three major room complexes and two very large
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is a collection of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites on the
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attacking Hawikuh in 1540. Mountain in the left background is probably
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National Register of Historic Places in McKinley County, New Mexico
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organized an expedition headed by the Franciscan friar
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For popular culture references to Cibola legends, see
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Index

Seven Golden Cities of Cibola
Seven Cities of Gold
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
NM State Register of Cultural Properties

Coronado
Mount Taylor
Zuni, New Mexico
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Zuni Pueblo
New Mexico
Hawikuh
National Historic Landmark District

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