history, they say, belongs to the victors. and here, where the myth of the american west took root, where so much romantic lore began, history was being rewritten almost as soon as it happened. this was never the big empty. as dan flores writes, the idea of a wilderness is itself a cultural construct. as early as 1539 when marcos de niza, a franciscan friar, reported sighting from a distance what he called the seven cities of cibola, these were interpreted as tantalizing outposts of wealth, possible cities of gold. coronado, the famous spanish conquistador, quickly dispatched an expedition, and there were indeed cities. hi. this is zia. awesome. well, thank you for having us.
i mean, the forest was so dense. i used to climb up into the top of a tree on the highest hill just to be able to see over the forest. so there was something about the idea of being able to see the landscape that really compelled me. the big empty makes a real deep, deep sense to a certain type of person.
history, they say, belongs to the victors. and here, where the myth of the american west took root, where so much romantic lore began, history was being rewritten almost as soon as it happened. this was never the big empty. as dan flores writes, the idea of a wilderness is itself a cultural construct. as early as 1539 when marcos de niza, a franciscan friar, reported sighting from a distance what he called the seven cities of cibola, these were interpreted as tantalizing outposts of wealth, possible cities of gold. coronado, the famous spanish conquistador, quickly dispatched an expedition, and there were indeed cities. hi. this is zia.
this is excellent. i m wondering, you guys have been here for so long, your family. could you live anywhere else? not me. no, not me. this is home. i always get called back here. i visited paris and lived in l.a. for a while. you know, paris is pretty great. it s pretty great. but it s not here. dan, i m curious to know why you chose here. why you came here initially. it s open space. because i had grown up in a circumstance where you couldn t see 50 feet. i mean, the forest was so dense. i used to climb up into the top of a tree on the highest hill just to be able to see over the forest. so there was something about the idea of being able to see the landscape that really compelled me. the big empty makes a real
idea of being able to see the landscape that really compelled me. the big empty makes a real deep, deep sense to a certain type of person. [ singing in spanish ] [ singing in spanish ] [ singing in spanish ]