Crossbow bolts and coins: The archaeological trail of the Coronado expedition that discovered the Grand Canyon

Crossbow bolts and coins: The archaeological trail of the Coronado expedition that discovered the Grand Canyon

In the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), the famous archaeologist played by actor Harrison Ford finds a jewel-encrusted crucifix in a cave in Utah that Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés had given to fellow conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján — the so-called Cross of Coronado. Although this gift never existed, there is a real basis for the story.

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