the legend of El Dorado
fabulous place sought by explorers in the sixteenth century.
The origin of the myth of El Dorado, the most famous of those who encouraged the exploration and conquest of the Americas, dating back to 1534, when an Indian from the territory that is now revealed to the English Colombia one of the chief's ritual ceremonies Guatavita, which was to awaken the greed of soldiers and adventurers. Covered
naked body with gold dust that clung to his skin by a tincture of turpentine, the chief, to his people, was shipped only in Lake Guatavita; to reach the point where they passed two strings stretched perpendicularly from shore to shore, bathed and threw the water in honor of divinity valuable offerings consisting of pieces of gold and emeralds. Tribute equally surrendered his subjects.
Based on a true fact, as has been demonstrated by studying the habits of the Chibcha Indian legend of the gold was reported by the conquerors, swept through northern South America, down to Peru, and from there, some years later, the Rio de la Plata, but was quick to assimilate new and fabulous elements that completely distorted. Myth concluded
not unrelated to the chief gold, and was called El Dorado gold and diamond regions in different parts of America, absolutely imaginary, which is believed emporium of riches untold.
In search of El Dorado came out many expeditions, so that in 1538, and within a week concidieron in desolate areas and the three who led Guatavita Belalcázar Federmann and Jimenez de Quesada, from Peru, Venezuela and Santa Marta , respectively. Sir Walter Raleigh
stands out among the foreigners who dazzled the famous legend, and who came to America in pursuit of a chimera in Europe had also fervent propagandists.
The origin of the myth of El Dorado, the most famous of those who encouraged the exploration and conquest of the Americas, dating back to 1534, when an Indian from the territory that is now revealed to the English Colombia one of the chief's ritual ceremonies Guatavita, which was to awaken the greed of soldiers and adventurers. Covered
naked body with gold dust that clung to his skin by a tincture of turpentine, the chief, to his people, was shipped only in Lake Guatavita; to reach the point where they passed two strings stretched perpendicularly from shore to shore, bathed and threw the water in honor of divinity valuable offerings consisting of pieces of gold and emeralds. Tribute equally surrendered his subjects.
Based on a true fact, as has been demonstrated by studying the habits of the Chibcha Indian legend of the gold was reported by the conquerors, swept through northern South America, down to Peru, and from there, some years later, the Rio de la Plata, but was quick to assimilate new and fabulous elements that completely distorted. Myth concluded
not unrelated to the chief gold, and was called El Dorado gold and diamond regions in different parts of America, absolutely imaginary, which is believed emporium of riches untold.
In search of El Dorado came out many expeditions, so that in 1538, and within a week concidieron in desolate areas and the three who led Guatavita Belalcázar Federmann and Jimenez de Quesada, from Peru, Venezuela and Santa Marta , respectively. Sir Walter Raleigh
stands out among the foreigners who dazzled the famous legend, and who came to America in pursuit of a chimera in Europe had also fervent propagandists.
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