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/>
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