expedition in search of El Dorado

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16th-century event Spanish expedition historical event

The expedition in search of El Dorado was a 16th-century Spanish venture into the South American interior driven by legends of a fabulously wealthy golden kingdom, which ended in hardship, rebellion, and failure.

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Surface form Occurrences
legend of El Dorado 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century event ⓘ
Spanish expedition ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
basedOn myth of El Dorado ⓘ
characterizedBy harsh environmental conditions ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ
drivenBy greed ⓘ
imperial ambition ⓘ
exploresRegion South American interior ⓘ
hasConsequence loss of life ⓘ
no discovery of golden kingdom ⓘ
suffering of participants ⓘ
hasMotivation legends of a fabulously wealthy golden kingdom ⓘ
hasOutcome failure ⓘ
hardship ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
hasPurpose search for El Dorado ⓘ
hasTheme conquistador exploration ⓘ
search for wealth ⓘ
involves Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
indigenous territories ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
participantNationality Spanish ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ

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

Lope de Aguirre → participatedIn → expedition in search of El Dorado ⓘ
The Road to El Dorado → basedOn → expedition in search of El Dorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: legend of El Dorado