Hypothetical38.3500° N · 98.2000° W · -10 m
Quivira – Coronado's Plains City of Gold (Gran Quivira)
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Contact myth 1540–1605·Wichita / Spanish Entrada·🇺🇸 Kansas, Great Plains, Quivira Council – near Lyons, United States
About
About Quivira – Coronado's Plains City of Gold (Gran Quivira)
Northernmost of Coronado's Seven Cities expedition – Turk told Coronado of Quivira rich in gold east beyond Pueblo; Coronado found Wichita grass lodges along Arkansas River near Lyons.
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Why it mattersDocuments Wichita vs gold expectation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
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Theories
- 01theory
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History
How it came to be
- Built
- Contact
- Period
- Contact myth 1540–1605
- Culture
- Wichita / Spanish Entrada
- Builders
- Wichita
- Purpose
- Northernmost of Coronado's Seven Cities expedition – Turk told Coronado of Quivira rich in gold east beyond Pueblo; Coro...
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Not applicable
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3500° N · 98.2000° W · -10 m · 1 mapped feature
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38.3500° N · 98.2000° W