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he went to Cumana and there slew the governor�察 �and dealt in all as at
Margarita。 He spoiled all the coast of Caracas and the province of
Venezuela and of Rio de la Hacha�察�and�察�as I remember�察�it was the same
year that Sir John Hawkins sailed to St。 Juan de Ullua in the Jesus of
Lubeck�察�for himself told me that he met with such a one upon the coast�察�
that rebelled�察�and had sailed down all the river of Amazons。 Aguirre from
thence landed about Santa Marta and sacked it also�察 �putting to death so
many as refused to be his followers�察�purposing to invade Nuevo Reyno de
Granada and to sack Pamplona�察�Merida�察�Lagrita�察�Tunja�察�and the rest of the
cities of Nuevo Reyno�察�and from thence again to enter Peru�察�but in a fight
in the said Nuevo Reyno he was overthrown�察 �and�察 �finding no way to
escape�察 �he first put to the sword his own children�察 �foretelling them that
they should not live to be defamed or upbraided by the Spaniards after his
death�察�who would have termed them the children of a traitor or tyrant�察�and
that�察�sithence he could not make them princes�察�he would yet deliver them
from shame and reproach。 These were the ends and tragedies of Ordas�察�
Martinez�察 �Orellana�察 �Orsua�察 �and Aguirre。 Also soon after Ordas followed
Jeronimo Ortal de Saragosa�察�with 130 soldiers�察�who failing his entrance by
sea�察�was cast with the current on the coast of Paria�察�and peopled about S。
Miguel de Neveri。 It was then attempted by Don Pedro de Silva�察 �a
Portuguese of the family of Ruy Gomez de Silva�察�and by the favour which
Ruy Gomez had with the king he was set out。 But he also shot wide of the
mark�察�for being departed from Spain with his fleet�察�he entered by Maranon
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or Amazons�察�where by the nations of the river and by the Amazons�察�he was
utterly overthrown�察 �and himself and all his army defeated�察 �only seven
escaped�察�and of those but two returned。
After him came Pedro Hernandez de Serpa�察�and landed at Cumana�察�in
the West Indies�察�taking his journey by land towards Orenoque�察�which may
be some 120 leagues�察�but ere he came to the borders of the said river�察�he
was set upon by a nation of the Indians�察�called Wikiri�察�and overthrown in
such sort�察�that of 300 soldiers�察�horsemen�察�many Indians�察�and negroes�察�there
returned but eighteen。 Others affirm that he was defeated in the very
entrance of Guiana�察 �at the first civil town of the empire called
Macureguarai。 Captain Preston�察�in taking Santiago de Leon ��which was by
him and his companies very resolutely performed�察�being a great town�察�and
far within the land�� held a gentleman prisoner�察�who died in his ship�察�that
was one of the company of Hernandez de Serpa�察�and saved among those
that escaped�察 �who witnessed what opinion is held among the Spaniards
thereabouts of the great riches of Guiana�察�and El Dorado�察�the city of Inga。
Another Spaniard was brought aboard me by Captain Preston�察 �who told
me in the hearing of himself and divers other gentlemen�察�that he met with
Berreo's campmaster at Caracas�察 �when he came from the borders of
Guiana�察 �and that he saw with him forty of most pure plates of gold�察�
curiously wrought�察 �and swords of Guiana decked and inlaid with gold�察�
feathers garnished with gold�察�and divers rarities�察�which he carried to the
Spanish king。
After Hernandez de Serpa�察�it was undertaken by the Adelantado�察�Don
Gonzalez Ximenes de Quesada�察 �who was one of the chiefest in the
conquest of Nuevo Reyno�察 �whose daughter and heir Don Antonio de
Berreo married。 Gonzalez sought the passage also by the river called
Papamene�察 �which riseth by Quito�察 �in Peru�察 �and runneth south´east 100
leagues�察�and then falleth into Amazons。 But he also�察�failing the entrance�察�
returned with the loss of much labour and cost。 I took one Captain George�察�
a Spaniard�察�that followed Gonzalez in this enterprise。 Gonzalez gave his
daughter to Berreo�察�taking his oath and honour to follow the enterprise to
the last of his substance and life。 Who since�察�as he hath sworn to me�察�hath
spent 300��000 ducats in the same�察�and yet never could enter so far into the
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land as myself with that poor troop�察�or rather a handful of men�察�being in all
about 100 gentlemen�察�soldiers�察�rowers�察�boat´keepers�察�boys�察�and of all sorts�察�
neither could any of the forepassed undertakers�察 �nor Berreo himself�察�
discover the country�察�till now lately by conference with an ancient king�察�
called Carapana ��Caribana�察�Carib land�察�was an old European name for the
Atlantic coast near the mouth of the Orinoco�察 �and hence was applied to
one of its chiefs。 Berrio called this district ;Emeria;���察�he got the true light
thereof。 For Berreo came about 1��500 miles ere he understood aught�察 �or
could find any passage or entrance into any part thereof�察 �yet he had
experience of all these fore´named�察�and divers others�察�and was persuaded
of their errors and mistakings。 Berreo sought it by the river Cassanar�察�
which falleth into a great river called Pato�此 �Pato falleth into Meta�察 �and
Meta into Baraquan�察�which is also called Orenoque。 He took his journey
from Nuevo Reyno de Granada�察�where he dwelt�察�having the inheritance of
Gonzalez Ximenes in those parts�察 �he was followed with 700 horse�察 �he
drove with him 1��000 head of cattle�察�he had also many women�察�Indians�察�
and slaves。 How all these rivers cross and encounter�察�how the country lieth
and is bordered�察�the passage of Ximenes and Berreo�察�mine own discovery�察�
and the way that I entered�察�with all the rest of the nations and rivers�察�your
lordship shall receive in a large chart or map�察�which I have not yet finished�察�
and which I shall most humbly pray your lordship to secrete�察�and not to
suffer it to pass your own hands�察 �for by a draught thereof all may be
prevented by other nations�察�for I know it is this very year sought by the
French�察�although by the way that they now take�察�I fear it not much。 It was
also told me ere I departed England�察 �that Villiers�察 �the Admiral�察 �was in
preparation for the planting of Amazons�察�to which river the French have
made divers voyages�察�and returned much gold and other rarities。 I spake
with a captain of a French ship that came from thence�察�his ship riding in
Falmouth the same year that my ships came first from Virginia�察�there was
another this year in Helford�察 �that also came from thence�察 �and had been
fourteen months at an anchor in Amazons�察�which were both very rich。
Although�察�as I am persuaded�察�Guiana cannot be entered that way�察�yet
no doubt the trade of gold from thence passeth by branches of rivers into
the river of Amazons�察�and so it doth on every hand far from the country
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itself�察�for those Indians of Trinidad have plates of gold from Guiana�察�and
those cannibals of Dominica which dwell in the islands by which our ships
pass yearly to the West Indies�察 �also the Indians of Paria�察 �those Indians
called Tucaris�察 �Chochi�察 �Apotomios�察 �