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En los siglos XVI y XVII, los europeos creían que en algún lugar del Nuevo Mundo existía un lugar de inmensas riquezas conocido como El Dorado. La búsqueda de este tesoro costó innumerables vidas, llevó al menos a un hombre al suicidio y puso a otro bajo el hacha del verdugo.
31 de mar. de 2022 · El Dorado was a mythical city said to be rich with gold, first reported in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. The rumoured location of El Dorado is disputed in different sources, but...
8 de nov. de 2023 · In the 16th and 17th centuries, Europeans believed that somewhere in the New World there was a place of immense wealth known as El Dorado. Their searches for this treasure wasted...
1 de abr. de 2014 · El Dorado ('Gilded Man' or 'Golden One') referred to the legendary kings of the Muisca people who populated the northern Andes of modern-day Colombia from 600 to 1600. The name derives from the coronation ritual when the new king was covered in gold dust before he leapt into Lake Guatavita.
14 de ene. de 2013 · The European myth that arose of El Dorado, as a lost city of gold waiting for discovery by an adventurous conqueror, encapsulates the Europeans' endless thirst for gold and their...
15 de ene. de 2013 · El mito europeo sobre una ciudad perdida de oro que estaba ahí para ser descubierta por un conquistador aventurero encapsula la sed insaciable de los europeos por el metal dorado y el deseo...
The Muisca people occupied the highlands of Cundinamarca and Boyacá departments of Colombia in two migrations from outlying lowland areas, one starting c. 1270 BC, and a second between 800 BC and 500 BC. At those times, other more ancient civilizations also flourished in the highlands.
