Cíbola

[see-buh-luh]

noun

the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.

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Historical Examples of cibola

We do not know why the early explorers called the country "Cibola."
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
While at Cibola, Indians from a tribe or region called "Cicuyé," which was said to be found far to the east, came to see him.
Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos
Adolphus Bandelier
It is governed like Cibola, by an assembly of the oldest men.
Original Narratives of Early American History
Vaca and Others
But the captain-general could not have stormed the Rock of Cibola.
Outlines of Zui Creation Myths
Frank Hamilton Cushing
With pride the boys bade him climb into the cabin of the Cibola.
The Air Ship Boys
H.L. Sayler