DOWN AND UP THE AMAZON RIVER WITH CAPTAIN FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA, THE ONE-EYED KNIGHT
A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY IN 1541-1542, FOLLOWED BY THE VOYAGE TO SPAIN, HIS APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNOR OF NEW ANDALUSIA, AND THE FATEFUL EVENTS AFTERWARDS IN 1545-1546, AS TOLD BY ALONSO GUTIÉRREZ OF BADAJOZ, ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL COMPANIONS.

A STORY OF SUCH WONDER AND FASCINATION THAT THOSE OF MY FAMILY WHO READ OF IT WILL DO SO IN ASTONISHMENT, FOR TRUTH HAS A FORCE THAT OFTEN MAKES REALITY SEEM UNBELIEVABLE.

Francisco do Orellana's Voyage of Discovery Down the Amazon, 1541-1542. Courtesy of American Geographical Society.

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