In Spanish history and legend, one of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold, sought by explorers in the American Southwest.
From Spanish, possibly derived from Nahuatl 'Aztlan' meaning homeland, though the exact origin is debated. Associated with Zuni and other Pueblo peoples.
Cibola shows how rumors and wishful thinking can drive history—Spanish conquistadors chased this legend across deserts for centuries because they heard stories about a city of gold.
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