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Coronado Quest

Coronado Quest

By: Inception Point AI
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 Join host Jack Maddox as he unravels Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's catastrophic 1540 expedition across the American Southwest—a journey fueled by lies and greed. Discover how the hunt for nonexistent golden cities became one of history's most instructive disasters.

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  • Coronado Quest - Uncover the legends with Jack Maddox

    Coronado Quest - Uncover the legends with Jack Maddox
    Apr 11 2026
    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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    1 min
  • Coronado Quest - Bankruptcy, Blood, and a Legacy of Dust

    Coronado Quest - Bankruptcy, Blood, and a Legacy of Dust
    Apr 11 2026
    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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    24 mins
  • Coronado Quest - The Turk, the Plains, and the Art of Misdirection

    Coronado Quest - The Turk, the Plains, and the Art of Misdirection
    Apr 11 2026
    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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    27 mins
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