Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado

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7A valiant, charismatic and strikingly handsome explorer named Sir Walter Raleigh was doomed to spend his life chasing after glory, plunging into a great adventure and coming hauntingly close to dazzling success, only to flee for his life. This paper shows the strife and hardship Raleigh went through to find El Dorado, (the city of gold) for his queen.
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado

I. Origin of El Dorado
II. Quixotic Doradism
III. Who is Walter Raleigh?
A. Brief History
B. Early years
IV. The Quest to Win Back the Queen
V. A Long Treacherous Voyage
A. The Journey Begins
B. Unlike the Spanish
C. Getting Closer to Victory
D. More Proof, or so it Seemed
E. The Good Times; the Bad Times
VI. The Unjust Death

From the Paper:

"The myth of El Dorado, the richest place on earth originated in 1541 from the Chibcha or Muiscas people. They had a sophisticated civilization in what is known today as Colombia. To celebrate a deceased Chibcha monarch, he was first greased with a sticky resin, and then gold was blown onto his naked body through mouth pipes similar to blowguns. The golden sovereign was then taken to the sacred Lake Guatavita, (known for its creation by a meteorite) where he was dipped into the water, releasing the glittering paint. Taken literally, El Dorado means "the golden man." The conquerors were on a quest not only to find the El Dorado, but the kingdom that was copious enough to use the precious ore as a sacred paint. "

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