Coronado’s cannon? Nearly 500-year-old firearm discovered in Arizona

By Editor Two on December 2, 2024   Exclusives, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S., World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, December 2, 2024 Real World News A bronze wall gun dating to the Coronado expedition of 1539-1542 was discovered in the Santa Cruz Valley of southern Arizona, according to a report by the International Journal of Historical Archaeology. The discovery is described as “the oldest firearm ever found within the continental USA, […]