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Lope de Aguirre: Letter to King Philip of Spain
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Born in 1510 in the Basque country, Lope de Aguirre was a Spanish soldier and conquistador active in South America during the reign of Phillip II. Aguirre is best known in contemporary culture and colonial historiography for his final, ill-fated expedition down the Amazon in search of the mythical golden Kingdom El Dorado.
Title: Lope de Aguirre: Letter to King Philip of Spain
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Born in 1510 in the Basque country, Lope de Aguirre was a Spanish soldier and conquistador active in South America during the reign of Phillip II.
Aguirre is best known in contemporary culture and colonial historiography for his final, ill-fated expedition down the Amazon in search of the mythical golden Kingdom El Dorado.
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