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
Jorge Dorado Jorge Dorado Jorge Calvo Dorado (born December 8, 1976) is a Spanish director, screenwriter and producer. He received Goya Award nominations for his short film "La guerra", his documentary short "Nuevos tiempos", and his directorial feature film debut "Mindscape". He studied Communication Studies at the Complutense University of Madrid. He began his career working in as assistant director on films like "Bad Education" and "Talk to Her" by Pedro Almodóvar, "The Devil's Backbone" by Guillermo del Toro and "Moulin Rouge!" by Baz Luhrmann. As director, he has made five short films and a documentary, among them, "The War" (co-directed with