“We shall give God thanks if, by our arms, we attain the rewards which are due to us, but which thou hast denied us; and, because of thine ingratitude, I am a rebel against thee until death.”
Acknowledged as the most complete and comprehensive account of conquistadors Lope de Aguirre and Pedro de Ursua's expedition to find the mythical city of El Dorado, Pedro Simón describes in detail the catastrophic journey.
Complete with treachery, barbarism and finally rebellion against the Spanish sovereign King Philip II, Aguirre's fate serves as a symbol of cruelty in the early history of the new world, as well as a cautionary tale of the consequences of insurrection.
