El Dorado Dorado and the initiation rite of the new "zipa", which used to take place in Lake Guatavita. The Spanish captured large amounts of gold from the Muisca, which led them to spread the word that El Dorado was near. After his brother Gonzalo had left for Spain in May 1539, Spanish conquistador Hernán Pérez de Quesada set out a new expedition in September 1540, leaving with 270 Spanish soldiers and countless indigenous porters to explore the Llanos Orientales. One of his main captains on this journey was Baltasar Maldonado. Their expedition was unsuccessful and after reaching Quito, the troops returned
El Dorado (Shakira album) the country for 50,000 copies sold. It also debuted at number 92 in Australia and at number 54 in the United Kingdom, becoming her first Spanish album to chart in the former and her highest charting Spanish album in both countries. "El Dorado" also debuted atop the albums chart in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It entered the Spanish albums chart at number 2, at number 3 in Switzerland, at number 4 in France, at number 10 in Austria, at number 12 in Italy, at number 19 in Germany, at number 32 in Finland, and at number 20 in