The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Las Misteriosas Ciudades De Oro, Les Mystérieuses Cités d'or, Тайнствените златни градове, Die geheimnisvollen Städte des Goldes, Tajemnicze Złote Miasta, De gåtfulla guldstäderna, Güneşin Oğlu Esteban
The Mysterious Cities of Gold (太陽の子エステバン Taiyō no Ko Esuteban, Les Mystérieuses Cités d'or) also called Esteban, a Boy from the Sun, abbreviated MCoG, is a Japanese-French animated series co-produced by DiC Entertainment and Studio Pierrot. The series premiered in Japan on NHK on May 1, 1982 and ran for 39 episodes until its conclusion on September 5, 1983. Set in 1532, the series follows the adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Cities of Gold and his father.
In 1532 a Spanish orphan named Esteban joins Mendoza, a navigator, and his associates Sancho and Pedro, in their search for one of The Seven Cities of Gold in the New World, hoping to find his father. They are joined on their quest by Zia, an Incan girl (who was kidnapped by Mendoza), and Tao, the last descendant of the sunken empire of Mu (Hiva in the English dub). The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology, and science fiction. The travellers encounter the Maya, Inca, and Olmecs during their journey. They discover many lost technological wonders of the Mu Empire, including a solar powered ship (the Solaris) and The Golden Condor, a huge solar-powered ornithopter (mechanical bird), capable of traveling considerable distances under the sun's power alone. They are constantly pursued by antagonists Gomez and Gaspard, who are also in search of the Cities of Gold.
(Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "The Mysterious Cities of Gold")
