The harsh and barren environment .
"Cibola" refers to a legendary city of gold that the Spanish conquistadors sought in the southwestern United States. It has become synonymous with the concept of a mythical place of great wealth and prosperity.
Canyon comes from Spanish (cañón).
The word "canyon" originates from the Spanish word "cañón," which means tube or pipe, and was later adopted into the English language.
Copper Canyon (Spanish: Cañon del Cobre) is such landmark.
it is spanish
canyon = garganta, desfiladero, congosto Note: The Spanish cognate "cañon" means "cannon" not "canyon".
Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to see the canyon.
canyon = el cañoncliff = la barranca
The English word 'canyon' has direct roots in the Spanish name for the same geographic feature. The Spanish word came from a Latin word.
Native Americans
The Spanish in 1540.
My translator says it's the same word: canyon It is pronounced differently, however, as "con-YONE."