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Quivira

historical land in North America
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  • A black-and-white with orange highlights lithograph based on Frederic Remington's 1905 painting depicts Francisco Vasquez de Coronado leading a group of Spanish explorers and Native guides on horseback and on foot through a dusty landscape during his unsuccessful search for the Seven Cities of Cibola.
    Today in History—February 23
    / The Expedition That Chased Cities of Gold

    …of a golden city called Quivira. In April 1541 they followed him there. Quivira turned out to be Kansas. The Wichita people lived there; they had no gold. Coronado and his men killed the guide and headed home.

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    …of a golden city called Quivira. In April 1541 they followed him there. Quivira turned out to be Kansas. The Wichita people lived there; they had no gold. Coronado and his men killed the guide and headed home.

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