El Dorado he was taken to the golden city in blindfold, was entertained by the natives, and then left the city and couldn't remember how to return. Raleigh had set many goals for his expedition, and believed he had a genuine chance at finding the so-called city of gold. First, he wanted to find the mythical city of El Dorado, which he suspected to be an actual Indian city named Manõa. Second, he hoped to establish an English presence in the Southern Hemisphere that could compete with that of the Spanish. His third goal was to create an English settlement in the
Alejandra Dorado Alejandra Dorado Alejandra Dorado (born September 24, 1969) is considered to be one of the most important contemporary artists working in Bolivia. Dorado's work—especially her installations and performances—focuses on identity, gender and power relations. It often involves dense layers of meaning and perspectives ranging from the conceptual intellectualization of topics and processes extracted out of everyday life and Latin American and Western society, to the playful yet critical deconstruction of conventions. She was born María Alejandra Dorado Cámara, on September 24, 1969. Dorado is a native of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and majored in Fine Arts, with a minor in painting, at