In the 15th century, Spain and Portugal led maritime expeditions seeking new routes and wealth. The legend of Cibola inspired conquistadors' quests for gold.
Certainly the oldest firearm ever found in the continental United States, and possibly the oldest-known firearm produced in the New World, a rampart gun recently discovered in Arizona is one of six associated with Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s famous search for the “Seven Cities of Gold.”
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