Overview
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.
Created by: Soji Yoshikawa, Mitsuru Majima, Mitsuru Kaneko, Jean Chalopin
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: Esteban, Child of the Sun
Jun 29, 1982
Father Rodriguez, who has looked after Esteban since he was a baby, tells him a great secret on his deathbed: somewhere his father may still be alive....
Episode 2: Crossing the Atlantic
Jul 06, 1982
The two children, Esteban and Zia, find out that they both wear the same strange medallion. The Esperanza crosses the Atlantic and nears the entrance ...
Episode 3: Heroes Again
Jul 13, 1982
Buffeted by a fierce wind and a wild sea, the Esperanza manages to sail through the Straits of Magellan, under Mendoza's guidance. But now, the s...
Episode 4: Adrift on the Endless Sea
Jul 20, 1982
Esteban and his friends barely cross through the terrible Straits of Magellan before their ship, the Esperanza, sinks in a storm. Tossed around on a s...
Episode 5: The Abduction of Zia
Jul 27, 1982
After a dangerous journey, Esteban and his friends are washed up on a mysterious island. That night, a shadowy figure comes creeping towards them. Sil...
Episode 6: The Ship Solaris
Aug 03, 1982
On a small island among the Galapagos, Esteban and Zia find a young boy living all alone: Tao. His ancestors left a magnificent ship, the Solaris, whi...
Episode 7: Secret of the Solaris
Aug 24, 1982
Gomez' Spanish galleon overtakes and attacks the Solaris, the sun-powered ship on which the children are travelling. They manage to outrun the Sp...
Episode 8: The New Continent
Aug 31, 1982
After many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally set foot on the new continent. But there, they meet the soldiers of Governor Pizarro, men who t...
Episode 9: The End of the Solaris
Sep 07, 1982
Esteban and his companions escape from Pizarro, but their fabulous ship, the Solaris, is taken by Gaspard and Gomez. They offer to exchange the ship f...
Episode 10: Secret of the Temple
Sep 14, 1982
Esteban and his friends are on their way to Zia's village, when they are surrounded by Spanish soldiers. The children manage to escape, and take ...
Episode 11: Messengers of the Region
Sep 21, 1982
Gomez captures the children and forces Zia to reveal the secret of the Golden Quipu. It is an Inca message which reveals that the Cities of Gold lie b...
Episode 12: Secret of the Medallions
Sep 28, 1982
The Spanish army follow Esteban and his friends to the Fort of the Black Eagle. Under cover of darkness, the Spaniards attack the fort, but Tao devise...
Episode 13: Mystery of the Parents
Oct 05, 1982
When Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.
Episode 14: Esteban's Medallions
Oct 12, 1982
Mendoza steals the Spanish army's cannon in order to win the trust of the Indians, but his plan fails. As the three Spaniards are about to be exe...
Episode 15: The Subterranean Secret
Oct 26, 1982
Gomez and his soldiers attack the Fort of the Black Eagle to try to recapture the cannon Mendoza had stolen. Mendoza uses the cannon to fight back, bu...
Episode 16: The Urubus
Nov 09, 1982
Searching for the Cities of Gold, Esteban and his friends cross a high plateau up in the Andes. Near Lake Titicaca, they are attacked by the Urubus, a...
Episode 17: The Great Condor
Nov 16, 1982
The setting sunlight leads Esteban and his friends to the statue of the earth goddess, Pachamama. The legend goes that when Pachamama takes the sun in...
Episode 18: Maiden Flight of the Condor
Nov 23, 1982
Inside the first City of Gold, Esteban finds a great Golden Condor. When the volcano on which the Cities are built begins to erupt, the Cities are des...
Episode 19: The Nasca Plateau
Nov 30, 1982
The great Golden Condor, carrying Esteban and his friends away from Pachamama and the erupting volcano, lands in the desert at Nazca. But when Pizarro...
Episode 20: The Spaniards' Cannon
Dec 07, 1982
The Golden Condor carries Esteban and his companions to the High Peak, where they encounter the Spanish forces, armed with their cannon. With the help...
Episode 21: The Amazons
Dec 14, 1982
The group head for the land of the Mayas, on board the Golden Condor, when they are forced to land in the jungle. They are captured by Amazon warriors...
Episode 22: The Mirror of the Moon
Dec 21, 1982
Esteban and his friends on board the Golden Condor have to make a forced landing in the jungle, where they're captured by Amazon warriors who wan...
Episode 23: The Jade Mask
Jan 11, 1983
In the jungle, Esteban and his friends discover some ruins, deserted temples and pyramids. In one of the temples, Pedro and Sancho try to remove a jad...
Episode 24: The Manuscript
Jan 18, 1983
After solving the secret of the green jade mask, Esteban and his friends find a manuscript which seems to hold the key to the whereabouts of the Citie...
Episode 25: The Lake of Gold
Jan 25, 1983
Esteban and his friends are captured by Indians who wanted to sacrifice them to purify their sacred lake of gold. Marinche and Doctor Laguerra try to ...
Episode 26: The Swamps
Feb 15, 1983
The Serpent God of the Mayas was said to have crossed the mountains to build a new city in the east, among the swamps of the Rain God. Setting out to ...
Episode 27: The Doors of Night
Feb 22, 1983
Esteban and his friends find the second City of Gold, but they are captured by Marinche and the Doctor. The Doctor finds a new manuscript, but is caug...
Episode 28: The Forest of Statues
Mar 01, 1983
After much travelling and many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally discover the third temple built deep inside an enormous cave. A golden stat...
Episode 29: The Burning Shield
Mar 08, 1983
Having found the Burning Shield, Esteban and his friends fall into the hands of the mysterious Olmecs, who possess very advanced technology. They esca...
Episode 30: The Escape
Mar 15, 1983
Using their advanced technology, the Olmecs are able to collect energy from the heat of the sun, and from deep inside the Earth. They capture Esteban,...
Episode 31: The Village of the New Sun
Apr 05, 1983
Esteban and his friends are guests at the Village of the New Sun. But the Olmecs have found the Golden Condor, and prepare to attack the village, with...
Episode 32: Attack of the Olmecs
Apr 12, 1983
With the help of Gomez and Gaspard, Esteban and his friends succeed in getting the Golden Condor to fly. But the Olmecs find the Indian Village of the...
Episode 33: The Reunion
Apr 19, 1983
In the Indian Village of the New Sun, Zia at last finds her father, Papacamayo. But her happiness is short-lived, when he dies from his wounds, after ...
Episode 34: Revolt of the Mayas
Apr 26, 1983
The Mayan people arm themselves and attack the Olmecs, who have been tyrannising them for years. A fierce battle takes place near the entrance to the ...
Episode 35: The Olmec Machine
May 10, 1983
Esteban and his friends manage to find their way into the Olmec base. But Kalmec discovers them, and takes Zia prisoner. Suddenly, a gigantic war mach...
Episode 36: Aerial Pursuit
May 17, 1983
Esteban flies the Golden Condor against the terrible Olmec war machine, to try to rescue Zia. Tao and Esteban manage to leap onto the machine in mid-a...
Episode 37: The City of Gold
May 24, 1983
With Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.
Episode 38: The Great Legacy
May 31, 1983
After wounding the High Priest of the Cities of Gold, Kalmec steals the Great Treasure, a concentrated source of the sun's power also called the ...
Episode 39: End of the City of Gold
Jun 07, 1983
The Olmecs place the Sun Power Unit at the bottom of their sunlight collecting crystal and activate it. However, the unit does not behave as expected ...
