El Rey Dorado

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El Rey Dorado is an alternative name for El Dorado, the legendary golden city or king that inspired numerous myths and expeditions in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary figure
myth
mythical city
alternativeNameOf El Dorado NERFINISHED
appearsIn European travel narratives about the New World
colonial-era chronicles
associatedPeriod Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
associatedWith Spanish conquistadors NERFINISHED
abundance
gold
myths of hidden cities
treasure legends
wealth
category South American legendary places
mythological kings
treasure legends of the Americas
describedAs legendary golden city
legendary golden king
hasAlternativeName El Dorado NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn later adventure literature
modern popular culture depictions of lost cities
hasMedium chronicles of conquistadors
oral tradition
travel literature
hasMotif initiation ceremony
ritual kingship
ritual use of gold
hasOriginCulture Muisca NERFINISHED
indigenous peoples of Colombia
hasOriginRegion Andes NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
inspired European exploration of the Americas
Spanish expeditions in South America
searches for a golden city
languageOfName Spanish
linkedTo Colombian highlands NERFINISHED
Lake Guatavita NERFINISHED
narrativeRole object of quest
symbol of unattainable wealth
partOf Latin American mythology
relatedConcept city of gold
lost city
mythical kingdom
symbolizes colonial ambition
fantastical riches
greed
timeOfOrigin 16th century
translation The Golden King NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the golden one hasAlias El Rey Dorado
subject surface form: El Dorado