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In 1541, Conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his Lieutenant Francisco Orellana, set off from Quito in seach of South America's rumored Land of Cinnamon and the fabled El Dorado "the golden man" who, rumor said, was drenched in gold each day and washed off in the river every night. Their huge expedition began to disintegrate long before they reached the jungle that was to guide them to the Amazon River. Pizarro and Orellana soon made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home barefoot and in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued down the Amazon River into unexplored and unknown areas. Orellana became the first European to navigage and explore the entire length of the world's largest river.

Explains the history of Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

Chronicles the expeditions and discoveries of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, the first European to cross the Mississippi River.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who conquered Florida for the Spanish and discovered the Mississippi River.

Examines the life of the explorer, including his voyages and discoveries in the New World.

Relates the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, whose voyages across the Atlantic revealed to fifteenth-century Europeans the riches of the Americas.

Presents the life of Christopher Columbus, one of the greatest explorers in history, from his childhood in Genoa, to his voyages to the New World in search of Asia, to his death, penniless and disgraced.