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CORONADO: HISTORY REBORN—A DOCUMENTARY FILM

by Coronado: History Reborn

Make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION to support our sharing the untold story of the possible discovery of the first colony established in the continental United States, predating San Agustín and Roanoke!


THE UNTOLD STORY

One of the longest-standing archeological mysteries in the United States has been the land route taken by famed explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado who from 1539-1542 was attempting to find vast wealth and fame while traveling north from Mexico.

Through the intrepid and tireless work of Arizona-based Dr. Deni Seymour (whom we have dubbed the female Indiana Jones) we now know where Coronado's expedition first crossed into what would later become the continental United States.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

The filmmakers have exclusive access to the Coronado archeological site where our cameras have been rolling for two years as Dr. Seymour unearthed hundreds of Coronado artifacts including a breathtaking 15th century "wall gun" that is the first firearm to enter what is now the United States. 

INDIGENOUS IMPACT

This discovery has dire, catastrophic far-reaching implications—not only for US history—but for the indigenous people, the Sobaipuri, and their descendants, the Wa:k O'odham, who first encountered Coronado.

The Wa:k O'odham soberly and thoughtfully share their reaction and meaning of this breakthrough discovery by Seymour. Coronado was not exempt from the well-known litany of crimes committed by white Europeans against American Indigenous peoples.

Dr. Seymour also discovered evidence of a Sobapuri revolt pre-dating the American Revolution, making it the first real American Revolution in what is now the U.S. This single battle kept white explorers out of the region for another 150+ years.

HISTORY REBORN

Perhaps the biggest discovery by Seymour is that this Coronado site is the first established Spanish colony in the Southwest United States. This villa/town pre-dates San Agustín and Roanoke!

THE INTREPID EXPLORER

Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D., has research affiliations with the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arizona as well as at Jornada Research Institute. She is the author of Where the Earth and Sky Are Sewn Together: Sobaipuri- O'odham Contexts of Contact and Colonialism (The University of Utah Press, 2011), as well as other books.

EMMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR

Director Frances Causey is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and TED contributor with 15 years experience as a Senior Producer at CNN and previous work hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Her work has been featured on Netflix, PBS, and The History Channel.

Make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION now to join us as co-producers as we continue on this incredible journey to reveal answers about the mysteries of Coronado's expedition.

Thank you to all our generous donors. The following list individually acknowledges those donating over $1,000.
  • John and Patty Cloninger, $5,414
  • Jornada Research Institute, $2,500
  • Anonymous, $1,125