THE LEGEND OF EL DORADOBy Allen Soung #16

Dorado

WHAT IS EL DORADO?A lost city of gold in South

America

Not yet to be found legend

Historians never give up to find it

Origin

MUSICA TRIBE & EL DORADOMusica tribe:

Two migrations (1270 BC & 800 ~ 500 BC) - conquered Cundinamarca and Boyacá areas of

Colombia. 

Legend in “El Carnero” by Juan Rodriguez Freyle

ritual for new king with gold dust & noble treasures

RITUALSTake place before ascending the throne

Lake Guatavita naked ~ covered with gold dust ~ decorated with

precious stones (a birthday cake?)

Center of the lake ~ bathe + stones into lake

sacrifice to Musica’s god

EL DORADO TO MUSICANot a city

The Gilded One synonym of the lost city of gold + places get rich quickly

SEARCHING ~1545 ~

Lázaro Fonte + Hernán Perez de Quesada drained Lake Guatavita (sacred lake to Musica)

Gold alone the shore

1580 ~

Antonio de Sepúlveda again

gold found

EL DORADO TO GENERAL PUBLICReal city

Huge desire to uncover it

Legends divert locations did so too

~ originated in Columbia

All areas in Latin America

FILM~The Road to El Dorado (2000)

REFERENCES ~Sites~

M R Reese, “The Search for El Dorado – Lost City of Gold,” Ancient Origins, n.d. Web. 6 January, 2015

< http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/search-el-dorado-lost-city-gold-002535>

Joshua, “The Legend of El Dorado,” Historic Mysteries, n.d. Web. 9 August, 2013

<http://www.historicmysteries.com/legend-of-el-dorado/>

Willie Drye, “El Dorado Legend Snared Sir Walter Raleigh,” National Geographic, n.d. Web.

<http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/el-dorado/>

REFERENCES ~Images~

Laky, Gyöngy. Question Mark Installation. Digital image. Archives of American Art. N.p., n.d. Web.

<http://archivesofamericanart.tumblr.com/post/56876412137/an-inquisitive-installation-made-of-cloth-and

>

Duda, Vasyl. Pile of Gold Coins, Vector. Digital image. Colourbox. N.p., n.d. Web. <https://

www.colourbox.com/vector/pile-of-gold-coins-vector-4772515>

Duenas, Mauricio. Digital image. National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. <http

://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/el-dorado/>

REFERENCES ~Digital image. Internet Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 1882. <https://

archive.org/stream/earthitsinhabita18recl/earthitsinhabita18recl#page/n209/mode/1up>

Digital image. Rotten Tomatoes. N.p., Web. 19 July 2011

<http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/road_to_el_dorado/pictures/community-14031734/>

Digital image. Rotten Tomatoes. N.p., Web. 19 July 2010 <http

://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/road_to_el_dorado/pictures/community-14031734/>

~ The End ~