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Eldorado Muisca, Origin of the Legend and Fall of the Chibcha Nation.

Eldorado Muisca, Origin of the Legend and Fall of the Chibcha Nation.

Hoyos, Juan Carlos

Paperback

ExplorationGeneral World History

ISBN13: 9798215455340
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Mar 29 2023
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The Muisca nation gave birth to the legend of ElDorado. The legend spread due to the ritual done to crown a new king, a zipa. This ceremony was celebrated at Guatavita s lagoon. The upcoming zipa was completely covered with gold powder until he became the personification of El Dorado, a golden man. Afterward, he dived into the lagoon, copulating symbolically with it, and become the undoubtful zipa. The news of this ritual walked the paths as far as Quito, where Sebastián de Belalcázar heard about it. But this is not a novel of some primitive and noble savage, that romantic idea that has over three centuries. Not the superficial idea of Muiscas their descendants, (half-blood too) have. No, instead, the real History of a developed nation with politics, economy, hierarchies, riches, lords, palaces, goldwork, and a powerful and stable kingdom. This novel asks for the right place in History for this culture.

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