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In 1539, the priest Marcos de Niza was sent by Coronado to explore the area north of "New Spain". He returned with tales of the seven cities of Cibola - "cities of gold". Over 450 years later, an archaeologist working for a land developer sets out along the same route as de Niza.

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Describes ancient lifeways from Mexico to the western United States, Aztec accounts of the conquest, and discussions between Aztec priests and Spanish priests about the nature of the universe, Cortés's lifelong relationship with his famous Native mistress, Malinche (not to mention the mysterious fate of his wife), lost explorers who wandered from Florida to Arizona, and Marcos de Niza's controversial reports of the "Seven Cities of Cíbola.

This lively book recounts the explorations of the first generations of Spanish conquistadors and their Native allies. Author William K. Hartmann brings readers along as the explorers probe from Cuba to the Aztec capital of Mexico City, and then northward through the borderlands to New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, southern California, and as far as Kansas.