Seven Cities of Gold

For other uses, see Seven Cities of Gold (disambiguation).
1720 North America Geographicus by Dutch cartographer Henri Abraham Chatelain[1]

The myth of the Seven Cities of Gold, also known as the Seven Cities of Cíbola (/ˈsiːbələ/), was popular in the 16th century and later featured in several works of popular culture. According to legend, the seven cities of gold referred to Aztec mythology revolving around the Pueblos of the Spanish Nuevo México, modern New Mexico and Southwestern United States.[2]

Besides "Cíbola", names associated with similar lost cities of gold also included El Dorado, Paititi, City of the Caesars, Lake Parime at Manoa, Antilia, and Quivira.

  1. ^ "Henri Abraham Chatelain (1648-1743)". The British Museum ~ Collection Online. London, United Kingdom: The Trustees of the British Museum.
  2. ^ Drye, Willie. "Seven Cities of Cibola". National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2018.