what was el dorado?
in sst class 10
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El Dorado, formerly El Hombre Dorado or El Rey Dorado, was the phrase referred by the Spanish Empire to represent a mythical tribular head of the Muisca indigenous population in the Spanish imperial territory of Colombia.
The scene described in this classical artwork, which exhibits at the Gold Museum in Bogota, Colombia, shows the influence of the El Dorado legend. The myth speaks about the Muisca king who would defend himself in gold dust throughout festivals, then disappear from a boat into Lake Guatavita.
El Dorado is a legendary lost gold city, for thousands of years, it has been a beacon for explorers and gold seekers. Men across the world, tried to come to South America in search of the city and many of them lost their lives in the harsh plains, steamy jungles and cold mountains of the continent's dark, unexplored interior.
The legend of El Dorado started around the year 1535, when Spanish wanderers began to hear rumors coming from the unexplored northern Andes Mountains.