Aguirre's El Dorado expedition
1560–1561 · Event
Lope de Aguirre seizes control of a Spanish expedition down the Amazon in search of El Dorado, murders its leaders, declares war on Philip II, and is finally killed after seizing Isla Margarita — the conquistador age at its most deranged.
On these timelines: Latin America, Age of Exploration, Spain, Master
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