Alternative to plata (3 letters)

{ Answer }

ORO

{ Related Clues }

Acapulco gold
Acapulco wealth
Conquistador's prize
Coronado's quest
Gold, in Cádiz
Gold, to Cortés
Gold, to Guillermo
Mountain: Prefix
Pizarro's gold
Pizarro's pursuit
Rio de ___
Río de ___
Sierra gold
Spanish gold
Tijuana gold
___ y plata
El Dorado's lure
Sierra Madre treasure
Spanish Main cargo
Start of Mont.'s motto
"___ y Plata" (Mont. motto)
"___ y Plata" (Montana's motto)
___ y Plata (Montana's motto)
___ y plata (Montana's motto)
California's Montaña de ___ State Park

{ Tags }

acapulco, conquistadors, cortes, de, genova, gold, granada, madre, main, montanas, motto, oro, pizarros, plata, prize, quest, rio, sierra, spanish, treasure, y

{ Notes }

The answer ORO is very common and appears about once every 42.5 puzzles.