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**__List of Characters__**

 * Esteban de Sandoval** - Our young cartagrapher who tells the story of the faithful journey of seven adventures who seek the Seven Golden Cities. While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors. Esteban is motivated to map the unknown territory of New Spain for the King. He is very nervous of Mendoza's plan at first but soon discovers that he to is temped by the allure of gold.


 * Quentin de Cardoza -** Esteban main counsel during the trial. He is young and inexperienced at crimial matters but does his best to defend Esteban against any false accusations. He

inspired by rumors of seven cities of gold and the travels of Cabeza de Vaca Coronado led a royal expedition of about 300 Spanish soldiers, over 1,000 Tlaxcalan Indians, and enormous herds of livestock north into what is now the American West. In July 1540 Coronado and his advance party of Spanish cavalry encountered a Zuni pueblo, Hawikuh, which already had some experience with the Spanish. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm
 * General Coronado** - Non-Fictional Leader of the Spanish Army. In real life Coronado failed in his quest for treasure to enrich the Spanish empire, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado led one of the most remarkable European explorations of the North American interior.He came to the Americas


 * Roa and Zuñiga** - an initially comedy duo who are Mendoza's cronies (musicians) Both represent pure greed and passion in the novel.


 * Father Fransisco** - Franciscan monk who journeys with the band of adventure seeking souls to save. He is also constantly distracted by the geography and foliage of New Spain.


 * Don Felipe de Soto y Rios** - Jailer of Esteban at Veracruz. He plans to help Esteban face his accusers in return for a portion of the treasure.


 * Zia Troyano** - a younger teenager Native American guide who agrees to help the conquitor in exhange for the friendship of Esteban. She is a passionate and loyal friend but does not like the Spanish lust for gold and greed. She guides this dangerous journey as a volunteer, Zia. She was brought along by Estéban, who met her in the army from which the band was divided from. Being the only one in the group without any political agenda Zia is the only one to eventually preserve both her life and freedom.


 * Admiral Alarcon**- Captian of the vessel San Pedro and Admiral in the Spanish Army.


 * Captain Blas de Mendoza** - Captian in the army of Coronado and leader of the band of adventures that would seek out gold in the land of Cibola. An industrious and motivated man, Mendoza's greed blinds him and leads to his eventual death.


 * Juan Torres** - Mendoza horse handler and betrayer of the bands efforts. He plans an antogonist role to Esteban while in jail, attempting to thwart his plan to recover the last treasure of Cibola.