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FRANCISCO DE ORELLANO: BEST KNOWN FOR DISCOVERING FIERCE WOMEN WARRIORS & GIVING THE AMAZON RIVER ITS NAME
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FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA: THE MAN WHO GAVE THE AMAZON ITS NAME
In 1542, a starving, desperate band of explorers drifted down a river so vast it seemed to swallow the world. At their head was Francisco de Orellana, a young conquistador from Trujillo who had no intention of becoming a legend — yet would end up making one of the most improbable voyages in the history of exploration.
This episode tells the full story of Orellana's journey down the Amazon:
His role in the Pizarro civil wars
The disastrous "Land of Cinnamon" expedition
The…
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