El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden one"), originally "El Hombre Dorado" ("The Golden Man") or "El Rey Dorado" ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish Empire to describe a mythical tribal chief ("zipa") of the Muisca native people in then Spanish colonial province of Colombia, who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire. A second location for El Dorado
El Dorado Springs, Missouri El Dorado Springs, Missouri El Dorado Springs is the largest city in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,593 at the 2010 census. The name is commonly shortened to El Dorado or El Do. El Dorado Springs is located at (37.870872, -94.021024). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,593 people, 1,591 households, and 908 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,918 housing units at an average density of