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Definition of El Dorado. Did you know? First Known Use of El Dorado , in the meaning defined at sense 1. History and Etymology for El Dorado Spanish, literally, the gilded one. Learn More About El Dorado. Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox! Sign Up. Statistics for El Dorado Look-up Popularity. Style: MLA. In this ceremony the tribes would make offerings and sacrifices to the demon, in who they worship as a god and lord. The chief was covered in gold dust and set on the raft with gold and emeralds — the raft was then pushed off from the shore and the offerings were thrown into the water in the middle of the lake.
This symbolised a new ruler being initiated, and was from thereon in received as lord or king. This story had been told over many years and in many different guises, but the published evidence of the story made Spanish invaders believe it was true, and it inspired many explorers to search up and down the country looking for the mystical lake.
As it turned out, a large amount of gold was discovered in and around the lake, backing up the stories and tempting others to search the country for more of the same, with three attempts to drain the lake taking place in , and The final attempt was carried out by a British explorer named Hartley Knowles, whose expedition team successfully drained the lake less than four foot deep, but the muddy and slimy bottom made searching for gold impossible.
This was not helped by the sun which dried up all the mud and turned it into concrete. In time, the lake was made a National Heritage site in , and gold searching, draining and exploring became illegal.
The Spanish were so amazed by the truth in the story that it prompted them to further search for a city or village, where they believed the tribal gold was kept — a belief highlighted by the fact that maps had been discovered leading to a lost city full of gold. Many Spaniards spent years searching but they never discovered the city, though the search for the lost city of El Dorado continued for years before explorers gave up. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
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