Join host Jack Maddox as he retraces Coronado's 1540 expedition chasing a deadly lie about seven golden cities. This gripping investigation uncovers fraud, betrayal, and resistance that haunted Spain for decades, revealing truths hidden across the Southwest for centuries.

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Join AI host Jack Maddox as he uncovers Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's catastrophic 1540-1542 expedition. After chasing mythical gold cities across the American Southwest, the captain-general returned bankrupt, facing war crimes trials, with 90% dead. Though finding nothing sought, the journey inadvertently mapped vast territories and documented Indigenous nations, reshaping European understanding of North America.

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Jack Maddox explores one of history's most audacious cons: how an enslaved man called "the Turk" weaponized Spanish greed, leading Coronado's 1541 expedition deep into the Great Plains chasing a fictional golden kingdom. A masterclass in resistance through deception that nearly destroyed an empire.

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Join AI host Jack Maddox as he unravels myths and exaggerations behind Coronado's 1540 expedition. From shipwreck survivor Cabeza de Vaca's rumors to Friar Marcos de Niza's possibly fraudulent report, discover how the Seven Cities of Gold legend convinced hundreds to chase non-existent riches across the desert.

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