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The legend of the Seven Cities of Gold (Seven Cities of Cibola) led to Francisco Vázquez de Coronado 's expedition of 1540 across the New Mexico territory. This became mixed with the stories of El Dorado, which was sometimes said to be one of the seven cities.
- Akakor
- Los Césares
- El Dorado
- Paititi
- The Lost City of Z
Somewhere in a part of the Amazon rainforest, according to a story, is a secret underground city overloaded with treasure. This place is Akakor. Partly influencing the 2008 filmIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the story of Akakor is just that – a story. It has been persuasively demonstrated to have been a hoax by a German-Brazili...
The City of the Caesars (Spanish: Ciudad de los Césares (or simply, Los Césares) is a myth that takes us to the other end of the South American continent. An 1836 book tells of a city built in 1599 by fleeing Spanish colonists. The Caesars was said to be located on an island in Lake Puyehue, east of Osorno in Chile. The temples of the city were sai...
Undoubtedly the most famous legend of a lost city of gold is that of El Dorado, a term now almost synonymous with a naïve quest for riches (as well as a short-lived British soap opera from the 1990s). In 1520, Spain was enraptured by reports from the Conquistador Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) of the riches of the New World. The Aztec emperor Moctezuma ...
A fabled lost city of fabulous riches, for the Spanish colonists of the 16th and 17th centuries Paititi was the Aladdin’s Cave of the Americas. Paititi was said to have been a powerful kingdom and a secret Inca city located deep inside the Peruvian Amazon. Tales from Jesuit priests, explorers, and travellers, who claimed to have been to the legenda...
The life of Colonel Percy Fawcett (1867-1925?) was like a Hollywood film. (Which is probably why they made one about him, and why he is considered a possible inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones). Said to be practically immune to the rigours of the jungle, the British Army officer and archaeologist spent the latter part of his on the trai...
Jan 14, 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 unerring...
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Nov 1, 2023 · Cibola and the Lost City of Gold were said to be legendary lands of unimaginable splendour, wealth and opulence hiding untapped riches in the uncharted terrains of the New World. Many a conquistador set out to find these mythical golden cities, but none were successful.
By Willie Drye. 4 min read. The lust for gold spans all eras, races, and nationalities. To possess any amount of gold seems to ignite an insatiable desire to obtain more. Through the centuries,...
In 1537, Jimenez de Quesada and a group of Spanish conquistadores landed in Colombia in search of gold. They had been lured to the country from Peru after hearing tales of El Dorado. The explorers went deeper into unknown territory, and many of them lost their lives in the process.
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Oct 21, 2023 · Historical evidence suggests that the legend of El Dorado was rooted in the Muisca people’s religious practices, specifically the ritual at Lake Guatavita. This ritual involved the anointing of a new chief with gold dust, contributing to the myth but not to the existence of a gilded city.
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