{"product_id":"the-expedition-of-pedro-de-ursua-and-lope-de-aguirre-in-search-of-el-dorado-and-omagua-in-1560-1-translated-from-fray-pedro-simons-sixth-historical-notice-of-the-conquest-of-tierra-firme-by-william-bollaert-paperback-9781108010672","title":"The Expedition of Pedro de Ursua and Lope de Aguirre in Search of El Dorado and Omagua in 1560–1; Translated from Fray Pedro Simon's Sixth Historical Notice of the Conquest of Tierra Firme by William Bollaert (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108010672","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Expedition of Pedro de Ursua and Lope de Aguirre in Search of El Dorado and Omagua in 1560–1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTranslated from Fray Pedro Simon's Sixth Historical Notice of the Conquest of Tierra Firme by William Bollaert\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Hakluyt Society volume (1861) describes the most notorious sixteenth-century expedition in search of El Dorado.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePedro Simón (Author), William Bollaert (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108010672, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1861 volume contains a translation, preceded by an introductory essay, of a narrative by Pedro Simón (b. 1565) describing perhaps the most notorious of the many sixteenth-century expeditions of European soldiers of fortune into the unexplored areas of South America. A band of quarrelling and murderous booty-hunters, motivated by reports of the fabulous wealth of the Inca empire and legends of the golden land of El Dorado, was led by Lope de Aguirre, whose cruelty and treachery themselves became legendary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Clements R. Markham\u003cbr\u003e 1. Gives a brief account of the deeds of Pedro de Ursua before his arrival in Peru\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pedro de Ursua builds the brigantines for the expedition, and makes Pedro de Ramiro his lieutenant-general\u003cbr\u003e 3. Arles and Frias are displeased at having Ramiro among them\u003cbr\u003e 4. People in Peru are fearful of mutiny in Ursua's expedition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Juan de Vargas commences his voyages\u003cbr\u003e 6. From the river Bracamoras the governor continues his voyage to that of Cocama, where he finds Juan de Vargas with his party\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Indians come out to see the expedition\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pedro de Ursua contiunes his course through a desert region\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pedro de Ursua names a provisor or vicar-general for his fleet\u003cbr\u003e 10. The mutineers determine to kill the governor, Pedro de Ursua, and to return to Peru\u003cbr\u003e 11. The cruise of the traitor Aguirre\u003cbr\u003e 12. The new general, Don Fernando, calls a council to discuss matters relative to the projected discovery of the new lands of the Dorado\u003cbr\u003e 13. They leave the village (Machiparo) where they had killed Ursua\u003cbr\u003e 14. Don Fernando comes to an understanding with Lope de Aguirre\u003cbr\u003e 15. The soldiers irritate the Indians\u003cbr\u003e 16. Don Fernando thanks them for his new election\u003cbr\u003e 17. Aguirre addresses the soldiers\u003cbr\u003e 18. Various projects regarding their journey to Pirú\u003cbr\u003e 19. They arrive at an Indian village\u003cbr\u003e 20. Don Fernando calls a council\u003cbr\u003e 21. Difficulties between Captain Lorenzo Salduendo and Aguirre\u003cbr\u003e 22. Aguirre makes his arrangements to kill the Prince Don Fernando and others\u003cbr\u003e 23. Aguirre explains the cause of death of the governor and the others to the camp\u003cbr\u003e 24. They catch an Indian\u003cbr\u003e 25. Going down the river, they fall in with some strongly built houses, where they find cakes of salt\u003cbr\u003e 26. The first Spaniard who sailed out of the mouth of this river was Captain Francisco de Orellana\u003cbr\u003e 27. The maestro del campo, having received Aguirre's orders, departs, and strangles Sancho Pizarro on the road\u003cbr\u003e 28. Aguirre makes prisoners of the governor, alcalde, and their companions\u003cbr\u003e 29. For the love of a roving life, like that which the traitors led, some soldiers of the island join them\u003cbr\u003e 30. Aguirre kills one of his captains\u003cbr\u003e 31. Aguirre kills a captain, named Juan de Turriaga\u003cbr\u003e 32. Aguirre arranges for the execution of the governor and his companions in captivity\u003cbr\u003e 33. The people of the port of Burburata send tidings to the governor of Venezuala and that of Merida, concerning the acts of the traitor\u003cbr\u003e 34. Preparations ordered by the Royal Audience of Sante Fé, and officers appointed\u003cbr\u003e 35. Aguirre marches with his soldiers to Punta de Piedras\u003cbr\u003e 36. Lope de Aguirre writes to the provincial\u003cbr\u003e 37. Aguirre prepares to leave the island\u003cbr\u003e 38. Aguirre orders an old man to be killed\u003cbr\u003e 39. Aguirre embarks with all his people\u003cbr\u003e 40. Garcia de Paredes goes from Merida to Tocuyo with some followers, sent by the governor\u003cbr\u003e 41. Aguirre is informed that some soldiers, who were friendly to him, were in that part of the country\u003cbr\u003e 42. Aguirre kills a tradesman, also a soldier, in this town of Burburata\u003cbr\u003e 43. Aguirre marches, but with much trouble, towards Valencia\u003cbr\u003e 44. The traitor allows the priest of Margarita to return to his dwelling\u003cbr\u003e 45. Aguirre, marching from Valencia to Barquicimeto, comes to a mining settlement, where he falls into some trouble\u003cbr\u003e 46. The maestro del campo, in a narrow part of the road, unexpectedly finds himself in Aguirre's camp\u003cbr\u003e 47. Garcia de Paredes lays hands on some clothes and ammunition belonging to the traitor\u003cbr\u003e 48. Bravo accepts the posts conferred on him by the governor\u003cbr\u003e 49. Aguirre sends sixty arquebusiers to fire into the king's camp at night\u003cbr\u003e 50. Aguirre, having fears of the desertion of his men, retires to his entrenchment\u003cbr\u003e 51. The maestro del campo and Captain Bravo come up towards Aguirre's entrenchment\u003cbr\u003e  52. 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