The Legend of El Dorado

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Antonio de Berrío
Memoria de los descubridores y conquistadores que entraron conmigo a descubrir y conquistar este Nuevo Reino de Grenada [Memories of the Discovery of El Dorado] (history) 1566

Fray Gaspar de Carvajal
Descubrimiento del Rio de las Amazonas segun la Relacion hasta ahora Inedita de Fr. Gaspar Carvajal, por Toribio Medina (history) 1894

Juan de Castellanos
Elejias de Varones Ilustres de Indias [Elegies of Illustrious Men] (history) 1589
Historia del Nuevo Reino de Grenada, publicada vez por D. Antonio Paz y Melia (history) 1886

Nicolaus Federmann
Indianische Historia: Ein Schüne kurtz-weilige Historia Niclaus Federmann des Jungern von Vlm erster raise so er von Hispania vn Andolsia auss in Indias des Occeanischen Nors, gethan hat vnd was ihm allsa ist begegnet biss auff sein widerkunft inn Hispaniam auffs jurtzest beschriben gantz lustig zu lesen [The Charming and Agreeable Account of the First Trip of Nicolaus Federmann, the Younger of Ulm, to the Indies in the Ocean Sea, and all that happened in that country until his return to Spain. Briefly Written and Diverting to Read] (history) 1557

Lucas Fernández Piedrahita
Historia General de las Conquistas de Nuevo Reino de Grenada [General History of the Conquest of the New Kingdom of Grenada] (history) 1688

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Grenada (history) 1550

Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
Historia General y Natural de las Indias, Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano (history) 1541

Sir Walter Raleigh
The discoverie of the large, rich, and beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the Great and Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado) (history) 1595
Sir Walter Raghleys Large Appologie for the ill successe of his enterprise to Guiana (history) 1618

Juan Rodríguez Fresle
El Carnero de Bogatá: Conquista y descubrimiento del Nuevo Reino de Grenada [Conquest and Discovery of New Grenada] (history) 1636

Fray Pedro Simón
Noticias Historiales de las Conquistas de Tierra Firme en las Indias Occidentales (history) 1627

Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa
Compendio y descripción de las Indias Occidentales [Compendium and description of the West Indies] (history) 1629

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