Turc mécanique
From an indigenous informant the Spanish called "the Turk" ("el turco"), Vázquez de Coronado heard of a wealthy nation called Quivira far to the east. In Spring 1541 he led his army and priests and indigenous allies onto the Great Plains to search for Quivira. The Turk was probably either Wichita or Pawnee and his intention seems to have been to lead Vázquez de Coronado astray and hope that he got lost in the Great Plains.