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     That is�察 �All the vessels of his house�察�table�察�and kitchen�察�were of gold 

and silver�察�and the meanest of silver and copper for strength and hardness 

of   metal。   He   had   in   his   wardrobe   hollow   statues   of   gold   which   seemed 

giants�察�and the figures in proportion and bigness   of all the beasts�察 �birds�察�

trees�察�and herbs�察�that the earth bringeth forth�察�and of all the fishes that the 

sea or waters of his kingdom breedeth。 He had also ropes�察�budgets�察�chests�察�

and troughs of gold and silver�察�heaps of billets of gold�察�that seemed wood 

marked   out   ��split   into   logs��   to   burn。   Finally�察  �there   was   nothing   in   his 

country whereof he had not the counterfeit in gold。 Yea�察�and they say�察�the 

Ingas had a garden of pleasure in an island near Puna�察�where they went to 

recreate themselves�察�when they would take the air of the sea�察�which had all 

kinds of garden´herbs�察�flowers�察�and trees of gold and silver�察�an invention 

and magnificence till then never seen。 Besides all this�察�he had an infinite 

quantity   of   silver   and   gold   unwrought   in   Cuzco�察  �which   was   lost   by   the 

death of Guascar�察�for the Indians hid it�察�seeing that the Spaniards took it�察�

and sent it into Spain。; 

     And in the 117。 chapter�察�Francisco Pizarro caused the gold and silver 



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of Atabalipa to be weighed after he had taken it�察�which Lopez setteth down 

in these words following�此�Hallaron cincuenta y dos mil marcos de buena 

plata�察�y un millon y trecientos y veinte y seis mil y quinientos pesos   de 

oro。; Which is�察 �They found 52��000 marks of good silver�察�and 1��326��500 

pesos of gold。; Now�察�although these reports may seem strange�察�yet if we 

consider the many millions which are daily brought out of Peru into Spain�察�

we may easily believe the same。 For we find that by the abundant treasure 

of   that   country  the  Spanish   king   vexes   all   the  princes of   Europe�察 �and   is 

become�察�in a few years�察�from a poor king of Castile�察�the greatest monarch 

of this part of the world�察�and likely every day to increase if other princes 

forslow the good occasions offered�察�and suffer him to add this empire to 

the rest�察�which by far exceedeth all the rest。 If his gold now endanger us�察�

he    will   then   be   unresistible。   Such    of   the   Spaniards    as   afterwards 

endeavoured the conquest thereof�察�whereof there have been many�察�as shall 

be declared hereafter�察�thought that this Inga�察�of whom this emperor now 

living is descended�察�took his way by the river of Amazons�察�by that branch 

which is called Papamene ��The Papamene is a tributary not of the Amazon 

river but of the Meta�察�one of the principal tributaries of the Orinoco��。 For 

by that way followed Orellana�察�by the commandment of Gonzalo Pizarro�察�

in the year 1542�察�whose name the river also beareth this day。 Which is also 

by    others   called  Maranon�察     �although    Andrew     Thevet    doth   affirm   that 

between Maranon and Amazons there are 120 leagues�察�but sure it is that 

those rivers have one head and beginning�察�and the Maranon�察�which Thevet 

describeth�察�is but a branch of Amazons or Orellana�察�of which I will speak 

more in another place。 It was attempted by Ordas�察�but it is now little less 

than 70 years since that Diego Ordas�察�a Knight of the Order of Santiago�察�

attempted the same�察�and it was in the year 1542 that Orellana discovered 

the river of Amazons�察�but the first that ever saw Manoa was Juan Martinez�察�

master of the munition to Ordas。 At a port called Morequito ��probably San 

Miguel���察�in Guiana�察�there lieth at this day a great anchor of Ordas his ship。 

And this port is some 300 miles within the land�察�upon the great river of 

Orenoque。 I rested at this port four days�察�twenty days after I left the ships 

at Curiapan。 

     The relation of this Martinez�察�who was the first that discovered Manoa�察�



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his success�察�and end�察�is to be seen in the Chancery of St。 Juan de Puerto 

Rico�察    �whereof     Berreo    had    a  copy�察  �which     appeared     to  be   the   greatest 

encouragement as well to Berreo as to others that formerly attempted the 

discovery      and    conquest。     Orellana�察   �after   he   failed   of  the   discovery     of 

Guiana      by   the   said   river   of   Amazons�察     �passed     into   Spain�察   �and   there 

obtained a patent of the king for the invasion and conquest�察�but died by sea 

about   the   islands�察  �and   his   fleet   being severed   by  tempest�察  �the   action   for 

that    time    proceeded      not。   Diego     Ordas     followed     the   enterprise�察    �and 

departed   Spain   with   600   soldiers   and   thirty  horse。  Who�察  �arriving   on   the 

coast   of   Guiana�察  �was   slain   in   a   mutiny�察  �with   the   most   part   of   such   as 

favoured him�察�as also of the rebellious part�察�insomuch as his ships perished 

and few or none returned�察�neither was it certainly known what became of 

the   said   Ordas   until   Berreo   found   the   anchor   of   his   ship   in   the   river   of 

Orenoque�察  �but   it   was   supposed�察  �and   so   it   is   written   by   Lopez�察  �that   he 

perished on the seas�察�and of other writers diversely conceived and reported。 

And   hereof   it   came   that   Martinez   entered   so   far   within   the   land�察  �and 

arrived at that   city of   Inga   the emperor�察  �for   it chanced that   while   Ordas 

with his army rested at the port of Morequito ��who was either the first or 

second   that   attempted   Guiana���察  �by   some   negligence   the   whole   store   of 

powder provided for the service was set on fire�察�and Martinez�察�having the 

chief    charge�察    �was    condemned       by   the   General     Ordas     to  be   executed 

forthwith。   Martinez�察  �being   much   favoured   by   the   soldiers�察  �had   all   the 

means possible procured for his life�察�but it could not be obtained in other 

sort than this�察�that he should be set into a canoa alone�察�without any victual�察�

only with his arms�察�and so turned loose into the great river。 But it pleased 

God     that   the   canoa    was   carried    down     the  stream�察    �and   certain   of   the 

Guianians met it the same evening�察�and�察�having not at any time seen any 

Christian nor any man of that colour�察�they carried Martinez into the land to 

be wondered at�察�and so from town to town�察�until he came to the great city 

of Manoa�察�the seat and residence of Inga the emperor。 The emperor�察�after 

he had beheld him�察�knew him to be a Christian�察�for it was not long before 

that his brethren Guascar and Atabalipa were vanquished by the Spaniards 

in Peru�此�and caused him to be lodged in his palace�察�and well entertained。 

He lived seven months in Manoa�察�but was not suffered to wander into the 



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country anywhere。 He was also brought thither all the way blindfold�察�led 

by   the   Indians�察  �until   he   came   to   the   entrance   of   Manoa   itself�察  �and   was 

fourteen   or   fifteen   days   in   the   passage。   He   avowed   at   his   death   that   he 

entered   the   city   at   noon�察  �and   then   they   uncovered   his   face�察  �and   that   he 

travelled all that day till night through the city�察�and the next day from sun 

rising to sun setting�察�ere he came to the palace of Inga。 After that Martinez 

had lived seven months in Manoa�察�and began to understand the language 

of the country�察�Inga asked him whether he desired to return into his own 

country�察�or would willingly abide with him。 But Martinez�察�not desirous to 

stay�察  �obtained   the   favour   of   Inga   to   depart�察  �with   whom   he   sent   divers 

Guianians   to   conduct   him   to   the   river   of   Orenoque�察  �all   loaden   with   as 

much gold as they could carry�察�which he gave to Martinez at his departure。 

But   when   he   was   arrived   near   the   river's   side�察  �the   borderers   which   are 

called Orenoqueponi ��poni is a Carib postposition meaning ;on;�� robbed 

him and his Guianians of all the treasure ��the borderers being at that time 

at wars�察�which Inga had not conquered�� save only of two great bottles of 

gourds�察  �which   were   filled   with   beads   of   gold   curiously   wrought�察  �which 

those   Orenoqueponi   thought   had   been   no   other   thing   than   his   drink   or 

meat�察�or grain for food�察�with which Martinez had liberty to pass。 And so in 

canoas   he   fell   down   from   the   river   of   Orenoque   to   Trinidad�察  �and   from 

thence to Margarita�察�and so to St。 Juan del Puerto Rico�察�where�察�remaining 

a   long   time   for   passage   into   Spain�察  �he   died。   In   the   time   of   his   extreme 

sickness�察�and when he was without hope of life�察�receiving the sacrament at 

the hands of his confessor�察�he delivered these things�察�with the relation of 

his travels�察�and also called for his calabazas or gourds of the gold beads�察�

which he gave to the church and friars�察�to be prayed for。 

     This Martinez was he that christened the city of Manoa by the name of 

El    Dorado�察    �and�察   �as   Berreo    informed      me�察   �upon    this   occasion�察    �those 

Guianians�察�and also the borderers�察�and all other in that tract which I have 

seen�察�are marvellous great drunkards�察�in which vice I think no nation can 

compare   with   them�察  �and   at   the   times   of   their   solemn   feasts�察  �when   the 

emperor       carouseth     with    his   captains�察    �tributaries�察  �and    governors�察     �the 

manner is thus。 All those that pledge him are first stripped naked and their 

bodies anointed all over with a kind of white balsamum ��by them called 



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