Mystery AtlasFrancisco de Orellana
A Spanish conquistador who led the first European expedition to navigate the length of the Amazon River in 1541-42; his chronicler recorded dense riverside settlements that scholars dismissed as exaggeration for over four centuries.
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Francisco de Orellana reported Lost Cities of the Amazon.
Francisco de Orellana influenced El Dorado — His expedition set out partly in search of El Dorado and cinnamon lands, and his account fed the broader era's legend-mill about hidden riches and cities in the South American interior.